1947 and the setting is a cloistered order of nuns. Sister Mary Agnes is joining a group of nuns and after twelve years is going to be an external- the person who will be the face of the convent, allowed to interact with outsiders and the community at large. The town of Roswell is a military base and almost every family has links of some kind to the military.
A crash of an aircraft brings the attention of the military who swoop in. Strangely there is no media hype and it is classified as a weather balloon. But the farmer on whose land it crashed knows that it is something else, and so does the officer sent to investigate. Sister Mary Agnes’s involvement starts with a young girl displaying signs of stigmata, after the incident. Inexplicable and incomprehensible, the church itself is dismissive of the affair. With no support from anyone Sister Mary Agnes is the only support for the Campbells as she does believe what she sees. A good bit of historical fiction, a touch of romance and a look into the lives of a cloister, so far removed from modern life. The fact that some things are beyond human understanding is also a feature of this story.
The authors note at the end of the book was an interesting addition to what is anyway a very unusual story.
Sent by Lake Union Publishing for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
Probably not the book for me, but it does sound like an interesting story.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting premise! I am adding this book to my feature reads list.
ReplyDeleteFirst I've heard of this one. Thanks for sharing.
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