The Nun's Story

by Kathryn Hulme

Paperback, 1959

Status

Available

Call number

271.97

Genres

General Fiction

Fiction

Publication

Pan Books (1959), Paperback, 250 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member delphica

(#31 in the 2006 book challenge)
Another excellent find at the used book store! It's a "true story" kind of thing that follows a young woman who becomes a nun and then ends up as a missionary in the Congo in the 1930s. She returns to a convent in Belgium just in time for the Nazi invasion.

Completely melodramtic yet full of fascinating details about convent life. It probably goes without saying that the Congo stuff in particular is very much of its time. My goodness, I would last about two hours in a convent.

Grade: B+
Recommended: Heartily, for the obsessed with nuns set. Other folks, not so much. It's no "In This House of Brede," that's for sure.

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LibraryThing member MrsLee

The story of a woman who decides to take the veil when she is young. She is determined to serve God with her best. As she ages and matures, so does her faith. She travels to some of the most difficult areas in her quest to serve God and her faith is severely challenged during WWII.

LibraryThing member anneofia

This is the story of a young girl's life after she enters the convent, and how she finally makes a decision to leave. It's been a long time since I read this book, but i remember it as being mesmerizing. Now that I've found the book, I'll read it again. By the way, the book was much better than the

movie.

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LibraryThing member MarthaL

Rescued from the discards at the used book store this remarkable true story of a well-to-do young woman who becomes a nursing nun but struggles all along with the obedience her order requires was an amazing read detailing life in a convent and in a teaching hospital in the Congo. . When her

superior asks her to deliberately fail a nursing test to overcome her pride Sister Luke begins to question the practices of the order. As a nurse she is dedicated to welfare of her patients and hesitates when the rules contradrict their needs. But one thing leads to another and Sister Luke eventually acts on her hypocracy. I recommend it to Catholics and others who are especially interested in inspirational stories.

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LibraryThing member Schmerguls

I have a good memory of this book, though I did no post-reading note thereon.

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