Cecilia: Bride of Christ & Beyond [Paperback]

Cecilia Inglis (Author)

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Publication Date: February 15, 2004

This is a highly original & absorbing story of one woman's courageous quest to find happiness & fulfilment after thirty years as a Catholic nun.

Cecilia is the inspiring life story of a woman from an Irish Catholic background who decided to become a nun at the age of seventeen & joined the Sisters Of Mercy in NSW during the early 1950s. Tired & disillusioned at 47, Cecilia chose to renounce her vows.

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Cecilia is the inspiring life story of a woman from an Irish Catholic background who decided to become a nun at the age of seventeen & joined the Sisters Of Mercy in NSW during the early 1950s. Tired & disillusioned at 47, Cecilia chose to renounce her vows.

Product Details

Paperback: 360 pages
Publisher: Penguin Global (February 15, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0143001299
ISBN-13: 978-0143001294
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #833,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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First Sentence:
'Dong! Dong! Dong!' The big bell in the convent tower rings out. Read the first page

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long black habits, novice mistress, family rosary, senior sisters, back verandah, school counsellor, lounge room

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Reverend Mother, Aunty Beat, Sister John, Sisters of Mercy, Sister Jerome, Tighes Hill, West Ryde, Great Silence, Royal North Shore Hospital, Rob Hockley, Father Anthony, Kings Cross, Mother Cyril, Red Ned, Sister Mary Scholastica, Sydney Uni, The Rocks, World War, Bourke Street, Farley Jones, Jesus of the Gospel, Mater Convent, Mater Hospital, New Lambton, Rock of Cashel

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