Book description
With humor and opinions aplenty, a woman embarks on an unconventional quest to see if she is meant to be a nun.
Just as Jane Christmas decides to enter a convent in mid-life to find out whether she is Ānun materialā, her long-term partner Colin, suddenly springs a marriage proposalā¦
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1 author picked And Then There Were Nuns as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The curiosities we have about life can be deeply mysterious, and Iāve learned to love that about it. So, it seems, has Jane Christmas; her memoir recounts her exploration of the possibility of living a cloistered life. She feels compelled to take this journey and is willing to follow her instincts even if they lead to some unusual places.
I loved that this writer and human were open to exploring a deeply spiritual existence and then sharing what that experience was like. Itās not every day we get to go behind the scenes on what may be one of theā¦
From Alexandra's list on memoirs about a challenging personal journey.
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