The Mother House - by Katherine Doyle (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Frances Dalton has her back to the wall. She's seventeen, pregnant, and living in a Montreal convent, a reluctant nun-in-training. Everything is against her - the rigid mores of the church, the crippling destitution of the Depression, and most of all the uncertain identity of her child's father.</p><p>Going home means a life of shame and limitation. Her only option is escape. She grabs every chance, breaks the rules, and determines not to live the way others think she should. Raising a daughter on her own and reconnecting with her past in unexpected ways, Frances transcends imposed limits and builds a life on her own terms. This is a compelling story of forbearance and forgiveness.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Peering behind the polite curtains of our history Doyle writes with vivid empathy of a young woman escaping fierce religion to race headlong into her own future."</p><p>Peter Behrens, winner of the Governor General's award for The Law of Dreams</p><p><br></p><p>"This prescient novel delves into the crevices of the human spirit, tackling shame, guilt, and ultimate triumph with befitting integrity. Suspenseful until the end, this unusual Bildungsroman follows a young woman on a heartfelt journey toward inner sanctity, something she'd thought she'd lost long before."</p><p>Cathleen With, award-winning writer of Having Faith in the Polar Girls' Prison</p><br>
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