It’s the 1990’s, Pulp,
the Verve and The Stereophonics are in the charts, the National lottery was
launched and the internet for most people, was just a twinkle in the eye. The
order of the Sisters of Saint Philomena are down to just three last nuns and
the convent needs a lot of repairs. With no money and no new novices coming in
they face a dire future. Sister Cecilia, a 90 year member of the convent starts
praying for a lottery win and after that a series of small miracles start to
unfold.
I loved this book, but
think it was helped by the fact that my grandma worked in a convent in Ireland,
and so I was always around nuns from a young age, and was fascinated by their
lives, so for me this felt like a trip down memory lane.
There were some
occasions in the book when I was really surprised by the behaviour and attitude
of Sister Margaret, but then you discover why and it all fits into place, and
the intertwined story of Matthew and George was a delight to read.
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