Special Intentions

by Mary Pat Kelly

It's 1962 and Margaret Lynch wants to change the world. Young and impatient, she enters a convent with a burning desire to help the poor, and discovers she is serving time in an institution determined... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1874597715
• ISBN13: 9781874597711
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: New Island Books
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.9" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

fascinating look at life inside the convent

As a former Catholic schoolgirl who grew up in the 60s and 70s, I loved this book. It provided a look inside a place I'd only known from another perspective. Kelly's Sister Maura was completely believable, as were many of the other nuns and neighborhood people she encountered. Moving, humorous, and an accurate view of Chicago in the 60s, this is a great read! (I wonder if the author used St. Mary of The Woods as the inspiration for the motherhouse in Indiana.It seemed identical in many ways.)