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A review by joannneuroth
And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures in a Cloistered Life by Jane Christmas
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Remarkably little about God in this tale of a not-so-young woman exploring a possible vocation as a nun. She feels an affinity for what contemplatives call "retirement" that is strong enough that she puts an engagement on hold while she visits several Anglican and Catholic convents and monasteries. But she seems mostly to be testing her aptitude for a lifestyle rather than pursuing communion with Mystery. (Although there is a remarkable paragraph in which she gets a vision of what real devotion feels like). Lots of information about the religious life, delivered with sassy and irreverant attitude as she probes underneath the cliches. I found it surprisingly readable and interesting, given that I have no curiosity at all about whether I'm called to the religious life.