Brother Sun, Sister Moon focuses on the early years of Francis of Assisi, who sought communion with the natural world by renouncing his family's riches to seek his own destiny unencumbered by material possessions.

The best of friends: In 1924, George Bernard Shaw was introduced to Dame Laurentia McLachlan, a Benedictine nun at the Stanbrook Abbey in Worcestershire, England. Along with their mutual friend, Sydney Cockerell, director of Fitzwilliam Museum, the trio enjoyed 25 years of letters, literary debate and laughter. Relive their vigorous discussions on everythng from the existence of God, to the finer points of tango dancing. Eagle in a cage: A school-teacher-turned-governor...