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Music From the Soul: The Singing Nun Story [Paperback]

D. A. Chadwick (Author), Florence Delaporte (Author)
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January 3, 2005
After a childhood void of affection, Jeannine Deckers won the hearts of millions with her hit song "Dominique" in 1963 as Soeur Sourire, The Singing Nun. Upon leaving Fichermont convent in Waterloo, Belgium, in 1966, Deckers' life was plagued by tax debts, a broken record contract, drug and alcohol addictions and a desperate struggle with her own sexuality that would lead to her suicide in 1985 along with her life-long companion, Annie P©cher.

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"....it reads very well--such good research and such passion for the subject! " -- Donna Woolfolk Cross

"It reads very well--such good research and such passion for the subject!" -- Donna Woolfolk Cross, author of Pope Joan

From the Author

THIS BOOK IS OUT OF PRINT AND OVERPRICED.
 I CANNOT MAKE THIS ANY CLEARER. BUY THE NEWER, LOWER PRICED BOOK.


This biography of Soeur Sourire is out of print with PA and has been republished in 2010  as The Singing Nun Story: The Life and Death of Soeur Sourire. It is a revised and updated biography of Jeannine Deckers and still the only English language biography published.   

D.A. Chadwick

Product Details

  • Paperback: 203 pages
  • Publisher: PublishAmerica (January 3, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1413750761
  • ISBN-13: 978-1413750768
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,468,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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D.A. Chadwick (1959-)
B.S. Psychology
M.S. Law

D.A.Chadwick has written seven books and screenplays. She has worked as a freelance translator of French, German and Dutch to English for eleven years and is a member of the American Translator's Association.

When not writing or translating, Chadwick is a substitute high school teacher who enjoys ghost hunting, fishing, building model ships and playing 12 string guitar. History and archaelogy are passions as well as doing research. Truth seeking led to a working knowledge of Biblical Hebrew and Latin.


"When researching my family history I discovered that one of my ancestors was involved in a murder involving two Kansas cattle ranchers in 1890 and I published the story in 2000 as 'Blatherskites: The Frazer/Gibson Murders.'"

My current project, The Chimera Project, is a thriller based on the stories my father used to tell us thirty years before the "shadow government" was admitted to by President George Bush and the "Commander X" books were published in the 90s. Dad was US Army intelligence and assigned to the Pentagon. He was passed away now and there is no reason to keep this information secret any longer.

 

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars This is a good Volume One, need someone to carry the torch the next leg, November 7, 2007
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Author stayed faithful and was diligent about getting the truth out, not tabloid fodder. Hopefully others will write more biographies in the future, with in depth evaluations, from the perspectives of historical, psychological and religious communities. Pictures were included. Wish there was at least one of Jeannine and/or Annie as a child. I can't help but think it's too bad they didn't hang on a few more years: they would have had the internet for a forum. I wonder if the tax department would have left her alone if the convent had called off the dogs. Another pity is that they didn't muster up their courage and immigrate to Canada before the situation seemed so out of control.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not a Bore at All!, May 10, 2006
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I am quite sure that Jeannine Deckers wished that her life was the ever cheery, whimsical life of the Flying Nun, but reality isn't always such a bang. I found the story very detailed, insightful and told me more about the real Singing Nun than any other source I have ever found. Music from the Soul is the only biography I found in English at all. If anything I can understand her lyrics more now that I know something of her life.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nonfiction told with the flair of a novel!, February 19, 2005
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I do not often read nonfiction, but I felt compelled to examine this biography. It presents facts not previously known and a story far removed from the glittery version of which the public is most familiar. Since I have also read the biography by Florence Delaporte I was pleased to find different information and a different focus that compliments the French biography while not taking away from it. Bravo!
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