Paperback, 208 pages
English language
Published Aug. 1, 2006 by Virago Press.
Paperback, 208 pages
English language
Published Aug. 1, 2006 by Virago Press.
Nanda Gray, the daughter of a Catholic convert, is nine when she is sent to the Convent of Five Wounds. Quick-witted, resilient, and eager to please, she adapts to this cloistered world, learning rigid conformity and subjection to authority. Passionate friendships are the only deviation from her total obedience. Convent life is perfectly captured by Antonia White.