Everyone knows that feisty, sensual Gerry Fitzgerald wasn't always so outspoken. As a young novitiate, Gerry became pregnant, fleeing the altar just as she was about to take her vows and never breathing a word about why. Twenty-eight years later the child she gave up for adoption has returned, a grown woman looking for answers. Now Gerry must learn how to defuse the years of guilt, shame, and bitterness that divide her from her daughter. At the same time, Gerry's feelings for her lover, Aubrey, grow more complex and consuming. Suddenly their relationship has begun to crack open both their cautious hearts.
Gerry Fitzgerald, who once wanted to be a nun, runs the convent's apiary and honey business. Lately, she's been considering finding the daughter she gave up for adoption when she was 20. Goudge's story tells of relationships and love, families lost and found. Christine Marshall's smooth voice brings out Gerry's loving spirit. She accurately portrays petulant teens, adoring sons, and the secret world of nuns and priests. As the story unfolds, Gerry must discover her inner strength and determine how much she is willing to fight for the love and happiness of all her children and friends. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
Eileen Goudge is the author of the New York Times bestseller One Last Dance as well as The Second Silence, Garden of Lies, Thorns of Truth, Trail of Secrets, Such Devoted Sisters, Stranger in Paradise, and Blessing in Disguise.
