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Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
1798, France. Nuns move along the dark corridors of a Versailles hospital where the young Sister Perpetué has been tasked with sitting with the patient who must always be watched. The man, gaunt, with his sallow skin and distended belly, is dying: they say he ate a golden fork, and that it's killing him from the inside. But that's not all-he is rumored to have done monstrous things in his attempts to sate an insatiable appetite they say tortures...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
It's the '60s and Sister Boniface, with her aptitude for detective work, is an invaluable asset to the Great Slaughter Police Department. Her faith in forensics is only rivaled by her passion for investigation. If there's evidence to be found, Boniface will find it. In this series, the sister forces a murderer into checkmate at a chess tournament, takes a spin at a pirate radio station, confronts a coven of witches, and defends her reputation as the...
3) The nun II
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In 1956 France, a priest is murdered, and it seems an evil is spreading. Sister Irene once again comes face to face with a demonic force.
4) Glory be
Author
Series
Glory Broussard mystery volume 1
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It's a hot and sticky Sunday in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Glory has settled into her usual after-church routine, meeting gamblers at the local coffee shop, where she works as a small-time bookie. Sitting at her corner table, Glory hears that her best friend--a nun beloved by the community--has been found dead in her apartment. When police declare the mysterious death a suicide, Glory is convinced that there must be more to the story. With her reluctant...
Author
Publisher
Harper Select
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The beloved chaplain of Loyola University's men's basketball team offers a memoir of her life of service along with common sense wisdom and spiritual guidance from one hundred years of living. Part memoir and part spiritual guide, Wake Up with Purpose! captures the humor, wisdom, and common sense that have made Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt an icon of faith and joy. Join Sister Jean on an inspiring journey through her first century of life, and discover...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A priest and the Mother Superior have contrasting ideas on how the children of the school should be raised, and together they must fight the businessman next door who wants St. Mary's condemned; two former soldiers form a song-and-dance team, join forces with two women singers, and travel to Vermont to put on a Christmas show for the inn owned by their old army general; broke and depressed, George Bailey contemplates suicide, but is brought back from...
Series
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
A Hollywood actor who has risen from vaudeville to become a silent film star must make the difficult transition to sound films; generations of a family face adventure as they move West with dreams of land, gold and glory; a poor uneducated young woman leaves her mountain cabin in search of a rich husband and a better life; a nun's musical talents are brought to light and she finds herself becoming famous.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
It's 1968 and Enoch Powell's infamous 'Rivers of Blood' speech creates serious tension in Poplar, especially when a group of dockers march in support of Powell. The midwives welcome a new nun, Sister Veronica, who's an instant hit with everyone, except Nurse Crane. Meanwhile, Trixie's relationship with Matthew goes from strength to strength, while Nurse Crane helps Nancy with her financial woes. Sister Julienne enjoys helping out on the district rounds,...
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