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A nun abandons the veil in protest of her order's racism. Sister Maura, a white teacher in an inner-city school in 1960s Chicago, comes into conflict with her superiors following a race riot.
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1 edition- Other · English · 1997New Island Books · 380 pages · 9781874597711
CatholicsNunsFictionCivil rights movementsChurch renewalConventsFiction, historical, generalChicago (ill.), fiction