As the nuns of St. Frideswide's priory prepare for the welcome end of Lent, their peaceful expectations are overset by the sudden return of long-vanished Sister Cecely. Nine years ago she fled from the nunnery with a man. Now her lover is dead and she has come back, bringing her illegitimate son with her. She claims she is penitent, that she wants only to redeem her sin and find safe haven for the child. Neither she nor her son can be turned away,...

Annith's worst fears are realized when she discovers that, despite her lifelong training to be an assassin, she is being groomed by the abbess as a Seeress, to be forever shut up in the convent of Saint Mortain.

Biographical poem about the childhood of poet and nun, Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz.

Features a new compilation of Lady Jain's humorous adventures, including the discovery of a secret passageway, a bowling tournament, the identity of Pindar's father, an escape-prone goat, and an argument about the "manly arts." "With its long-awaited second volume, Linda Medley's witty and sublimely drawn fantasy eases into a relaxed comedy of manners as Lady Jain settles into her new life in Castle Waiting. Unexpected visitors result in the discovery...

Agnes of God: When the infant of a young nun is strangled, a court-appointed psychiatrist has to determine if the mother is fit to stand trial and butts heads with the the Mother Superior. Mary Reilly: The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as seen through the eyes of Mary Reilly, Dr. Jekyll's maid. The messenger: In 1429, France is in turmoil. Joan of Arc comes before her king with a message she claims is from God. The pact of silence: Dr. Joachim...

"Agnes (que luego se convertiría en la Madre Teresa) nació en Skopje, Macedonia. Fue criada para amar a Dios y amar a los demás por encima de todo, y desde temprana edad supo que quería dedicarse a la religión, por lo que se hizo monja. Le fascinaban las historias de misioneros que ayudaban a la gente y quería hacer lo mismo. Viajó a Irlanda y luego a la India, donde trabajó duro para ayudar a todos los que la rodeaban. Enseñó en una escuela,...