Saturday, 2 January 2021

The Convent by Sarah Sheridan

 4*


Sister Veronica isn’t your ordinary heroine, she’s an elderly nun with a very shrewd, inquisitive mind, willing to stand up for what she believes in!

I enjoyed the pace of this book, which set the scene in a claustrophobic Convent which slowly widened to include the outside world, a hostel and even Paris.

The plot, At times was quaint, custard cream anyone? At others it was politically brutal, bringing to the fore just what power the Catholic Church still has. 

The characters were well written and I was sympathetic to their cause though I would’ve liked a bit more background on Melissa, Father Hammett and a couple of other interesting people.

All in all though, a good read!

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