![]() ![]() As a nun, there is no room for her personal desires and aspirations. As a nun, she must remove all vestiges of "Gabrielle Van Der Mal" and sublimate herself into the devoted bride of Christ. Gabrielle/Sister Luke is stretched between her desire to be faithful to the rule of her congregation and her desire to be a nurse. Ultimately, Sister Luke is forced to decide whether to remain in the convent or return to the outside world. Fortunati, operator of a remote hospital in the Belgian Congo, with whom she gradually builds respect, and again during World War II, when she is ordered not to take sides. The lead character of the book, Sister Luke (pre-convent name Gabrielle Van Der Mal), finds her faith tested in Africa where she finds herself at odds with headstrong Dr. ![]() It often is stated erroneously that the book was based upon Hulme's experiences. The author sponsored the former nun's immigration to the United States, and later converted to Catholicism. ![]() Hulme wrote the book based partly upon the experiences of her friend, Marie Louise Habets of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary, a Belgian nurse and an ex-nun whom she met while working with refugees in post-war Europe. Two stickers and surface tear on front cover, rear cover creased, page ridges stained, pencil note on blurb page. ![]()
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