The White Sister

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347 pp. "Crawford published this book in 1908 and it became a movie in 1933. The author wrote dozens of novels and non -fiction books. This story, about an engaged couple whose mar riage was interrupted by the groom going off to war, is set in Italy. The would- be bride hears of her lover’s death and enters into a marriage with God, as a nun. When Giovanni, the lost soldier returns, healthy and in love, Crawford creates the tension between the nun’s commitment to God and her commitment to her man." Show more