Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Cardinal Books / Pocket Books, New York
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. (041409) 1st Mass Market Paperback edition is in G+/Very Good condition, book is cracked at pgs 114/115, otherwise bottom left corner slightly bumped, extremely light overall wear. 339 p. 22 cm. read more
Edition: REPRINT
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books, Canada
Date Published: 1958
Description: Fair. No Jacket. Fair. No Jacket 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. This inspiring book tells the story of a young Belgian girl, gifted and strong-willed, who became a nun; the story of a life dedicated to the care of the sick, and of her personal struggle to reconcile the demands of her Order with her pride as a nurse. She faced the heart-breaking and terrifying task of nursing the insane; and spent long, arduous years in the Congo. She witnessed the horrors of the Nazi invasion of Belgium and risked ... read more
Edition: 6th Edition By Publisher.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cardinal Giant Book., New York, NY, USA.
Date Published: 1958
Description: PHOTO Cover From Film/Movie. Good to Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. 314 pages. "The great best seller with a dramatic message for people of every faith wich has now been made into a Fred Zinnemann Production, starring Audrey Hepburn and presented by Warner Bros. in Warner Color. "Sister Luke worked with this cynical surgeon in the dangerous Belgian Congo. But now she was afraid-afraid that what he was saying might be true. This young and beautiful girl gave up the man ... read more
Edition: 25th Edition By Publisher
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cardinal/Pocket Books., New York, NY, USA.
Date Published: 1968
Description: PHOTO Cover From Film/Movie. Good to Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 314 pages. "The great best seller with a dramatic message for people of every faith wich has now been made into a Fred Zinnemann Production, starring Audrey Hepburn and presented by Warner Bros. in Warner Color. "Sister Luke worked with this cynical surgeon in the dangerous Belgian Congo. But now she was afraid-afraid that what he was saying might be true. This young and beautiful girl gave up the man ... read more
Edition: 22nd Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cardinal/Pocket Books., New York, NY, USA.
Date Published: 1966
Description: PHOTO Cover From Film/Movie. Good to Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. 314 pages. "The great best seller with a dramatic message for people of every faith wich has now been made into a Fred Zinnemann Production, starring Audrey Hepburn and presented by Warner Bros. in Warner Color. "Sister Luke worked with this cynical surgeon in the dangerous Belgian Congo. But now she was afraid-afraid that what he was saying might be true. This young and beautiful girl gave up the man ... read more
Edition: 26th Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cardinal/Pocket Books., New York, NY, USA.
Date Published: 1969
Description: PHOTO Cover From Film/Movie. Very Good + Mass Market Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 314 pages. "The great best seller with a dramatic message for people of every faith wich has now been made into a Fred Zinnemann Production, starring Audrey Hepburn and presented by Warner Bros. in Warner Color. "Sister Luke worked with this cynical surgeon in the dangerous Belgian Congo. But now she was afraid-afraid that what he was saying might be true. This young and beautiful girl gave up the man she ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1956
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Black boards with gold lettering. Boards have shelf rubbing, light scratches and soil spots. One corner rubbed through cloth. Binding tight. Name on board liner. No other markings inside. 339 p. 22 cm. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pan Books Ltd
Date Published: 1959
Description: Good + THE NUN'S STORY by Kathryn Hulme. Pan Books Ltd, 1959. Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDust Jacket: . NOTES: Pan # G291, Audrey Hepburn, Warner Bros. movie tie-in. Showing light exterior wear/creasing, contents are overall clean and tight with no owner markings. Images available upon request. Please email us with any questions. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press, Boston
Date Published: 1956
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Several cracked hinges but all pages appear to be attached. Some foxing, and corners are slightly bumped. read more
Description: Joan Hall Cover art! Very Good to Fine. Mass Market Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 314 pages. "The great best seller with a dramatic message for people of every faith wich has now been made into a Fred Zinnemann Production, starring Audrey Hepburn and presented by Warner Bros. in Warner Color. "Sister Luke worked with this cynical surgeon in the dangerous Belgian Congo. But now she was afraid-afraid that what he was saying might be true. This young and beautiful girl gave up the man she ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pan Books
Date Published: 1959
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Edition: First Edition By This Publisher,
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cardinal Giant Book., New York, NY, USA.
Date Published: 1956
Description: PEFF ( Sam Peffer ) Painted Cover Art. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. 314 pages. "The great best seller with a dramatic message for people of every faith wich has now been made into a Fred Zinnemann Production, starring Audrey Hepburn and presented by Warner Bros. in Warner Color. "Sister Luke worked with this cynical surgeon in the dangerous Belgian Congo. But now she was afraid-afraid that what he was saying might be true. This young and beautiful girl gave up the ... read more
"P.S. I just learned that Audrey Hepburn starred in the 1959 movie version of this book. Warning, the movie trailer spoils the ending... I've got to check it out!
One of the best friends I met on my mission was a Spanish nun/nurse, Sister Maria, who worked in a southern Madagascar leper colony for 20 years and, when I met her, was working at a hospital in Antananarivo. After my mission, Matt and I visited her in Majorca, where she was staying with her family for a short vacation. A couple of years later, she helped me get a summer job with Catholic Relief Services where I spent three months living in a convent and working in the southern Madagascar "bush." The last time I saw her was in March 2007 on a short trip to France; she had been transferred to the Mother House there, sort of set out to pasture. We've communicated via e-mail since then. She is innocent, humble, and kind. Timid sometimes, I think because of her vows and the strict rules under which she lives.
This book showed me, in depth, what she went through to become a nun. What she gave up, and what she gained. It's an intriguing story that made me think a little harder about what I live for. It kept me up at night and gave me a new appreciation for Sister Maria.
"A favourite book since I was a teenager, The Nun's Story tells of Sister Luke, her training to become a nun in Belgium, and her life in the order. Serving as a hospital nurse in the Belgian Congo, living through years of hardship in Nazi Germany, Sister Luke is ever tempted by the life of the non-cloistered but married to her faith. It's a really lovely tale."
"This follows a nun from the moment she leaves her family in the parlor of the convent through 17 years of personal and spiritual struggles to lead a life in the Holy Order according to her vows. We follow her life through her novitiate, to the Congo and struggling to forgive her enemy during WWII. After reading this excellent book, I believe it was made into a movie years back with Audrey Hepburn, I think. It is an interesting examination of spiritual issues and the constant inner struggle to live a pure life before the Lord."
"I remember watching the movie and was interested in the story line. I am so thankful that I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. There is no way I would become a nun. I can do Christ's work as it is."
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