Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy - Softcover

Godden, Rumer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449243729 ISBN 13: 9780449243725

Publisher: Fawcett, 1981

Synopsis

";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 f

About this title

Book Description:

This haunting tale of shame and redemption is the story of Lise Fanshawe, prostitute and brothel     manager in postwar Paris, murderer and prisoner,
and, finally, a Catholic nun in an order dedicated to serving people on the margins of society. 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

About the Author:

Rumer Godden (1907–98) was born in England, began writing fiction as an adult living in India, and continued a successful writing career after moving back to England. She is the author of In This House of Brede (Loyola Classics), Black Narcissus, The River, and other novels.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fawcett
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0449243729
• ISBN 13: 9780449243725
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 256