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The Nun's Story is a 1956 novel by Kathryn Hulme. It was a Book of the Month selection and reached #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.
November 25, 2014. Gabrielle Van der Mal, educated, refined, the daughter of a well-to-do doctor in Belgium determines to put her feet on the path of becoming a nun. With her we enter the Mother House. With her we experience the first day, week, month, year of the journey from novice to nun.
The Nun's Story. Hardcover – January 1, 1956. by Kathryn Hulme (Author) 4.6 110 ratings. See all formats and editions. Account of Sister Luke as she serves in the nursing order and struggles for the capability of perfect love. Print length. 339 pages. Language.
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Kathryn Hulme (January 6, 1900 – August 25, 1981) was an American author and memoirist most noted for her novel The Nun's Story. The book is often misunderstood to be semi-autobiographical.
The Nun's Story. Kathryn Hulme. Little, Brown, 1956 - Belgium - 339 pages. The story of Sister Luke's journey from postulant to nun. Of her solemn vows of poverty, chastity, silence and...
The Nuns' Story had a lively following in the 1950's. It was distributed to much success in two American book clubs, including the Catholic Book Club. A gripping story, realistic details, and passionate human friendships in a larger altruistic framework help us feel powerfully connected to the narrative.
Oct 28, 2006 · The Nun S Story. by. Kathryn Hulme. Publication date. 1956. Publisher. Little, Brown And Company. Collection. universallibrary.
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Sep 4, 2013 · A true story in fiction framework of a young Belgian girl, gifted and strong-willed, who became a nun; as a nurse she worked with the insane, spent long years in the Congo, witnessed the Nazi invasion of Belgium, and risked her life aiding escaping British airmen
Published originally in 1956, The Nun’s Story is based on the life of a real woman, a trained nurse, Marie Louis Habets, with whom Kathryn Hulme worked in the years following World War II, when...
