The Purpose

About the Book

Mary has been living on the streets for almost as long as she can remember. One night, a nun picks her up from the street and saves her from a fate worse than death. Mary is grateful and decides to join the order. When Cassandra arrives at the orphanage, a special friendship develops between Sister Mary and Cassandra.

Then an unexpected visitor arrives at the convent. The abbess catches a young woman while she's trying to steal from the convent. She discovers Dawn is on drugs. A hard battle starts for the both of them. From the moment Dawn and Sister Mary lay eyes on each other, there's some strange attraction between the two of them. All is revealed when a ghost from the past shows up.

When things are finally looking up again, something quite unexpected happens. Something that will affect the lives of every person both women have met on their way.

And what about the young novice Sister Luke? What has she got to hide?

About the Author

The Purpose is the second novel of the Belgian-born Catherine Sterne, author of The Song of the Hummingbird. In this novel she digs into the religious life of nuns.