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Mere Marie-Helene once turned her back on life, sealing up her heart in order to devote herself to God. Now the formidable Mother Superior of an Irish convent, she has, for some time, been experiencing grave doubts about her vocation. But when she meets Anna Murphy, the youngest-ever boarder, the little girl's solemn, poetic nature captivates her and she feels 'a storm break in her hollow heart'. Between them an unspoken allegiance is formed that will sustain each through the years as the Reverend Mother seeks to combat her growing spiritual aridity and as Anna develops the strength to resist the conventional demands of her background.
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O'Brien exquisitely evokes the harem atmosphere of convent life, the beauty and the silence, the bickering and the cruelties . . . If novels can be music, this is a novel with perfect pitch (Clare Boylan)
A wonderful book, a land to be revisited (Irish Times)
This subtle and beautifully constructed novel deals with the conflict between human and divine love (Sunday Times)
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A wonderful book, a land to be revisited (Irish Times)
This subtle and beautifully constructed novel deals with the conflict between human and divine love (Sunday Times)
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- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1844083160
- ISBN 13 9781844083169
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