<p>George MacDonald's 'A Book of Strife in the Form of The Diary of an Old Soul' is a poignant amalgamation of spiritually meditative poetry that encapsulates an entire year through daily sonnets. MacDonald's mastery of verse maintains an intimate, confessional tone that guides readers through the undulations of the human spirit in its quest for communion with the divine. Reflecting the literary context of 19th-century spiritual autobiographies, ...