![]() ![]() ![]() Under the guidance of the compassionate abbess, she tries to ‘reclaim her heart’ and her lost fervor. When their forbidden affair ends abruptly, Fiona, now Sister Bridget, suffers a split in her soul. What she finds there is not what she expects: Reverend Nathan Woods, a Jesuit and professor of theology who comes to give the annual retreat. It is 1951 and young Fiona Ingram is full of the fervor of a new convert. Following in the footsteps of her inspiration, Thomas Merton, she abandons a promising academic career and enters Epiphany Abbey, ablaze with the certainty that a life dedicated to seeking God alone is the great adventure-and that it is meant for her. The novel Consolations is a beautiful and haunting story of forbidden love-a woman’s lifelong struggle to reconcile her all too human feelings with her quest for the highest spiritual life. –Linda Lambdin, Director, Tierra Pacifica School You are an extraordinary writer!–and this is an extraordinary book.“ ![]() It has transported me to a different state of consciousness. ![]() Hidden Treasure and Diamond in Your Pocket “I just finished Consolations. What an accomplishment!” -Gangaji, Internationally Renowned Spiritual Teacher and Author, Home “ Consolations is extraordinary-beautifully written and compelling! ![]()
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