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1	The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness more books like this by Karen Armstrong Karen Armstrong spent seven years in a convent (which she described in a previous memoir) and, when she left, was at a loss as to what to do with her life. In THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE, she writes about her difficulties, as she first picked up a couple of advanced degrees, then taught in a private school, a job she eventually lost--after which she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sinner more books like this by T Gerritsen A murder at a Boston convent once again pairs M.E. Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli as they try to get to the bottom of things before the body count increases. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Sands of Time more books like this by Sidney Sheldon When four nuns are forced to flee their Spanish convent in 1976 to face a hostile world, they find themselves pawns in a violent struggle between the outlawed Basque underground movement and the Spanish army under the command of Colonel Ramon Acoca, who is bent on destroying them all. The author's other books include "If Tomorrow Comes", "Master ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Lying Awake more books like this by Mark Salzman In a Carmelite monastery on the outskirts of Los Angeles, life continues virtually unchanged for centuries. Sister John of the Cross has spent years there in the service of God. The only one to experience intense visions and the author of a best-selling book on religion, she is regarded by the other nuns as a spiritual master. But Sister John's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	A Simple Path more books like this by Mother Teresa of Calcutta An internationally recognized spiritual icon and Nobel Peace laureate, Mother Teresa devoted her life to the world's disadvantaged, in work that took her from the slums of India to AIDS clinics in the U.S. The men and women worldwide who have been inspired to join her in her work have long been familiar with what she has called "her business cards ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.61! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Christmas Tree more books like this by Julie Salamon The story of the Rockefeller Christmas tree, 1996, which came from a convent in New Jersey, and of the old nun who watched the tree, a Norwegian spruce, grow from a sapling. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Changing Habits more books like this by Debbie Macomber The story of three women who meet when they join the same convent, each vowing to live the life of a nun. However, as the years pass, each woman faces a crisis that causes her to leave the order and seek a life beyond her religious faith. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Then came heaven more books like this by LaVyrle Spencer The new romantic saga by the bestselling author of HOME SONG and SMALL TOWN GIRL. Browerville is a small town in Minnesota, with a close, mostly Polish, community steeped in Catholicism. Everyone knows everyone else and looks out for each other's children. And there Eddie and Krystyna Olczak have been bringing up their two little girls, Anne and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	In this house of Brede more books like this by Rumer Godden The story of nuns and postulants in the closed Benedictine Order in the Abbey of Brede. Through the events of the novel Philippa Talbot, an ex-civil servant, learns how to come to terms with the tragedy from her past and even gain serenity. "The River" is another book by the same author. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.28! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Mariette in Ecstasy more books like this by Ron Hansen In 1906, a beautiful 17-year-old postulant enters a New York convent. When she begins to bleed from hands, feet and side, the entire community is thrown into turmoil. Is Mariette a cunning sham, a sexual hysteric, or God's chosen one? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Traitor's Tale more books like this by Margaret Frazer The 16th mystery in the Edgar]-nominated series finds Dame Frevisse assisting her cousin Alice in burying her husband, the hated Duke of Suffolk. "The Traitors Tale" features a guest appearance by Simon Joliffe, now featured in his own spinoff series. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	What Matters Most more books like this by Luanne Rice In her "New York Times" bestsellers--"Sandcastles, The Edge of Winter," and "Summer of Roses"--Rice illuminates the secret wonders of the heart. Now she brings back two of her most beloved characters to unravel the mysteries of a shared past, and two undying love affairs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Novice's Tale more books like this by Margaret Frazer In the tradition of Ellis Peters--the first in a new medieval mystery series set in the English convent of St. Frideswide. Saintly novice Thomasine's odious aunt arrives at the convent insisting that Thomasine leave with her. And when the blaspheming, hard-drinking dowager is murdered, only Sister Frevisse, hosteler of the proiry and amateur ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul more books like this by Marian Press (Creator) This bestselling book that birthed the Divine Mercy movement, one of the fastest growing movements in world today. This amazing narrrative will stir your heart and soul while it chronicles the experience of a simple Polish nun. see all copies from $5.28! new only from $5.28! \| SVS
15 view cover	Crisscross more books like this by F Paul Wilson Repairman Jack is back An anonymous mercenary, with no last name and no social security number, Jack has thrilled a veritable army of readers ever since his bestselling debut in "The Tomb," Jack can fix any problem, supernatural or otherwise, for a price. Now, in his latest gripping adventure, he takes on two cases at once. The first involves a ... see all copies from $2.90! new only from $4.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Bad Faith: A Sister Agatha Mystery more books like this by Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo Cloistered in the middle of a New Mexico desert with only a few other nuns and a dying station wagon, Sister Agatha is cut off from the outside world . . . until the chaplain is poisoned and the local sheriff--whom Agatha dated before becoming a nun--comes to investigate. Martin's Press. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.48! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Year the Colored Sisters Came to Town more books like this by Jacqueline Guidry When the Louisiana town of Ville d'Angelle is jolted by the arrival of two black nuns in 1957 to teach at the all-white Catholic elementary school, for the first time Vivien Leigh Dubois is obliged to consider the color of people's skin. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Doubt: A Parable more books like this by John Patrick Shanley "A superb new drama written by John Patrick Shanley. It is an inspired study in moral uncertainty with the compellingly certain structure of an old-fashioned detective drama. Even as "Doubt" holds your conscious attention as an intelligently measured debate play, it sends off stealth charges that go deeper emotionally. One of the year's ten best." ... see all copies from $3.11! new only from $7.80! \| SVS
19 view cover	Quaker Summer more books like this by Lisa Samson Every year I think there must be more to life, and every year, despite a new car or a trip to a new land, new milestones and triumphs in my son's life, or a redone deck, a pool, a spa, or entertainment system, I take stock and think once again, I was made for more than this. But I love my stuff. Heather Curridge is coming unhinged. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.04! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Nun's Tale: An Owen Archer Mystery more books like this by Candace M Robb In the summer of 1365, in York, England, a young nun dies of a fever and is buried quickly, for fear of the plague. The following year, a woman claims to be the resurrected nun and talks of miracles and relic trading. When murders follow in the woman's wake, Owen Archer is dispatched to investigate, a task complicated by the woman's association ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Lady in Blue more books like this by Javier Sierra The "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Secret Supper" offers a mesmerizing novel that sheds new light on an ancient enigma of the American Southwest. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Shroud for the Archbishop more books like this by Peter Tremayne This carefully researched novel provides an authentic background for a host of remarkable characters and suspects. In this mystery Sister Fidelma joins forces with Brother Eadulf to try to piece together a strange jigsaw of evil and vengeance. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Master of Souls: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland more books like this by Peter Tremayne In this latest historical whodunit, Fidelma of Cashel faces one of her most perplexing mysteries when she is called to investigate the brutal murder of an abbess and the disappearance of six young female religieuse. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.06! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Only in My Arms more books like this by Jo Goodman Torn between devotion and a secret yearning for adventure and fulfilment, Mary Frances Dennehy makes her choice. Shocking her family, she leaves the convent and her cloistered existence behind and sets out in search of a new life. But for a woman along, the west can be a hostile and treacherous place. And no one is more dangerous - and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.24! \| first editions
25 view cover	Nun in the Closet more books like this by Dorothy Gilman From the bestselling author of the Mrs. Pollifax books comes a new mystery habit to acquire. From the moment Sister John and Sister Hyacinthe reach the old house left to their abbey by a mysterious benefactor, their cloistered world begins to crumble. First, there is the wounded man hiding in the house, then the suitcase stuffed with money sitting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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