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Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy
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 convincin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780449243725
ISBN-10: 0449243729
Publication Date: 2/12/1981
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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The tale of how a young woman goes from prostitution to the convent, where she finds her place in the world.