![]() She conforms outwardly as she rises in positions of authority and responsibility in the order, yet she continues to struggle to understand and resolve her relationship with Nathan-all the while carrying on a secret correspondence with him, until she is forced-in a final encounter and spiritual crisis-to dive deep into the still point of her soul and discover the truth. ![]() Under the guidance of the compassionate abbess, she tries to "reclaim her heart" and her lost fervor. When their forbidden affair ends abruptly, Fiona, now Sister Bridget, suffers a split in her soul. Consolations is a haunting story of forbidden lovea woman’s lifelong struggle to reconcile her highest spiritual desires with her human heart. What she finds there is not what she expects: Reverend Nathan Woods, a Jesuit and professor of theology who comes to give the annual retreat. Following in the footsteps of her inspiration, Thomas Merton, she abandons a promising academic career and enters Epiphany Monastery, ablaze with the certainty that a life dedicated to seeking God alone is the great adventure-and that it is meant for her. ![]() It is 1951 and young Fiona Ingram is full of the fervor of a new convert. ![]() ![]() the two events which led to the writing of her novel, CONSOLATIONS.
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