Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy

Author: Rumer Godden

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.

Physical Info: 0.75" H x 7.02" L x 5.08" W (0.7 lbs) 355 pages
Publisher: Loyola Press
US SRP: $ 13.95 US
Pub Date: February 2007

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.
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 Press),
Black Narcissus, The River, and other novels.

Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy Author: Rumer Godden
	Item#	Type	isbn	Price
	9780829424737	Paperback	0829424733	10.95
his haunting tale of shame and redemption is the story of Lise Fanshawe, prostitute and brothel manager, murderer and prisoner, and, finally, a Catholic nun in an order dedicated to serving people marginalized by society.

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