And Then There Were Nuns / Jane Christmas / 292 pages

This is a non-fiction account of the writers personal journey in response to a lifelong call to be a nun...after being divorced twice, being a single parent, and earning a living as a successful but stressed out writer.  The book begins with a proposal of marriage from her long time friend on the same day she planned to tell him she was thinking about becoming a nun!  Christmas' story is heartfelt, sincere, highly personal, humorous, and insightful.  The author shares the inside story of what it was like to live with nuns/sisters and monks of Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches who help her to find her true path in life.  The author states in her Acknowledgements that the names (except for a couple) were not changed so readers are getting the real story of monastic and cloistered life, the widely varied personalities of real people in religious orders, and some very thought-provoking statements about churches.  Very interesting, informative and even entertaining.