The deliverance of Sister Cecilia,: As told to William Brinkley [Hardcover]

Sister Cecilia (Author), William Brinkley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1954

The thrilling story of a heroic nun and her escape from the Communists.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Young; 1ST edition (1954)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0007DVKE0
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling True Story of a Catholic Woman Who Battles Communism, October 31, 2009

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Classic Book Lover (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The deliverance of Sister Cecilia,: As told to William Brinkley (Hardcover)

The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia is a vivid, exciting, occasionally comical true story of a rural Slovakian girl who grows up in a big family and is nurtured by an idyllic traditional Catholic culture, her misadventures with family and friends, her schooling by nuns and eventual entry into the convent, her career teaching children whom she loves, the gradual despoliation of her country and suppression of Catholic culture by Coummunism in the 1950s, her courageous resistance to Communism, her cooperation with other heroic resisters, and her narrow escape from imprisonment and death when she finally has no choice but to flee her country. Wonderful both for adults and for reading to children.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heroic Nun Escapes Communists, August 1, 2009

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Chris Felcher (MI) - See all my reviews
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The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia as told to William Brinkley is the thrilling story of a heroic nun and her escape from the Communists.

Sister Cecilia was born to a very poor family--the 4th of 11 children. The work on the farm was hard but all the children were happy and certainly did not realize they were poor.

This simple farm girl took nun's vows in the Order of the Daughters of the Most Holy Savior. She studied and became a teacher. She taught school for 17 years. For 21 years she wore her habit and followed THE RULE of her order. Though very happy in her convent life the Communists were overtaking the country and priests were taken and never seen again. Sister Cecilia aided a priest and a seminarian to escape the authorities. Later others came and asked for her help. She became more involved with the "underground activity".

Before long the police were at the convent door looking for her....she exchanged her habit for a series of bizarre disguises and for 4 harrowing months played a deadly game with Communist Police and informers as she fled to the border.

Remarkable true story.

5.0 out of 5 stars Catholic culture revisited, January 25, 2012

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momof17 - See all my reviews

This review is from: The deliverance of Sister Cecilia,: As told to William Brinkley (Hardcover)

This book tells a poignant and moving true story of Slovakian culture before the invasion of atheistic communism. The most powerful insight is how the very same tactics used by the Russian Communists to destroy every vestige of Catholic culture during their occupation of the country were the very same methods used to destroy the unchanging Catholic faith worldwide just 10 years later at Vatican II. It is chilling to say the least. God rest Sr. Cecelia's soul.