Mysterious pasts unravel in Sacred and Profane.
This book would appeal to those who enjoy intertwining storylines that slowly unravel. As Bernstein digs deeper into the lives of the nun and the imprisoned woman, readers will find themselves being drawn into the details that connect them. The author's strong character development and rich plot make this book an absorbing and thought-provoking read.
ISBN: 9780553408034
Authors:
Marcelle Bernstein
Publisher: Bantam
Date of Publication: 1996-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.67
(rated by 55 readers)
Description
On Christmas Eve, in the stifling heat of a Latin American country, a nun collapses at prayer. In agony, she feverishly cries out words no-one can understand. At the same moment, thousands of miles away in London, a young woman wakes panic-stricken in her prison cell. Words of a strange language are screaming in her something dreadful is coming, and she's a child again, tense with fear., What links these two women in a way that is inexplicable, threatening - and, ultimately, deadly? As the nun nears death, a Jesuit priest tries to find out, uncovering the hidden past. In doing so he is forced to face his own demons, releasing emotions long repressed and denied...and learns no-one ever keeps a secret as well as a child.
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