Episode 116: Cynthia Linkas on her novel Vows (December 12, 2024)

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Cynthia Linkas on her novel Vows.Fall, 1964. Academy of Sorrows’ nuns and girls are at crossroads. Janey, a senior, yearns for faith and breaks the rules. Sister Philippe, a young independent nun, struggles to keep her vows. Mother Superior leads them in discipline and belief. But temptation beckons: reckless tobogganing on icy hills, skating with abandon at the roller palace, young men waiting for them outside the walls, and all the while, questioning their faith. As graduation approaches, Janey and Philippe make spiritual discoveries. The Vatican II revolution begins. Will Philippe throw off her habit and break her vows? Will Janey surprise even herself and take the vows? And will Mother Superior still shepherd them with vision and grace?https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/vows/