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Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy (Loyola Classics) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Five for Sorrow, Ten for JoyThis haunting tale of shame and redemption is the story of Lise Fanshawe, prostitute and brothel manager, murderer and prisoner, and, finally, a Catholic nun in an order dedicated to serving people marginalized by society. An inspiring and convincing conversion story that shows God's mercy.
Full description- Publisher: Loyola Press
- Published: 01 February 2007
- Format: Paperback 355 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Religious & Spiritual Fiction | Christian Life & Practice
- ISBN 13: 9780829424737 ISBN 10: 0829424733
- Sales rank: 248,651
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Full description for Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy
""Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy "is about growth, choice, struggle, and the freedom of the soul that transcends the license of the body. It is about finding sin where we least expect it." -- Joan Chittister, from the introduction This haunting tale of disgrace and redemption centers on Lise Fanshawe, a prostitute and brothel manager in postwar Paris who, while serving time in prison for killing a man, finds God. Lise is helped by an order of Catholic nuns that includes former prostitutes and prisoners like her. She joins the order and is swept up in an unexpected and fateful encounter with people from her past life. Rumer Godden, author of the masterwork "In This House of Brede," tells an inspiring and entirely convincing conversion story that shows how the mercy of God extends to the darkest human places. The Loyola Classics series connects today's readers to the timeless themes of Catholic fiction in new editions of acclaimed Catholic novels
