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Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy

Published
Nov 1979
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Historical Romance Hist. Romance
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256

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";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

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Feb 1981 Fawcett ISBN 0449243729
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First Edition Nov 1979 Viking ISBN 0670317012
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Jan 1979 MacMillan ISBN 0333233808
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Dec 2016 Open Road Media ISBN B01LWSPDRK
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