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The Sixties were a wild time but not for six young girls who each wanted to give their lives to serve as God wished them to serve. Each had a dream in her heart of becoming a nun, a Bride of Christ. Trouble began almost immediately when the young women tried to mold themselves to the severe and structured life of the convent: a world of silence, penance, self-deprivation, unquestioning obedience and prayer. The strategies and self-deceptions they...
22) Oro veneciano
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Misterios venecianos volume 2
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Español
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"Venecia, 1753. Mientras la vieja urbe cortesana festeja los últimos días del carnaval, sor Maria Angelica aparece brutalmente asesinada. El avogadore Marco Pisani, encargado de la investigación, descubre que la monja de clausura del convento de Murano llevaba en realidad una doble vida. Las pesquisas del alto funcionario de la Serenísima apuntan a un claro culpable, pero entonces otros dos feroces delitos vuelven a estremecer a la ciudad. Son...
23) Contrition
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When journalist and adoptee Dorie McKenna learns that her biological father was a famous artist, it comes with another startling discovery: she has a twin sister, Catherine Wagner, who inherited their father's talent. Dorie is eager to introduce her sister's genius to the public, but Catherine is a cloistered nun with a vow of silence who adamantly refuses to show or sell the paintings she dedicates to God. Hoping to get to know her sister and research...
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