Our Lady Of The Forest
ISBN: 0747568219 Global Overview for this book
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As these people flock to Ann—and as Ann herself is drawn more deeply into what is either holiness or madness...
It's a couple of days since I finished this book & while I quite liked it while reading it, I now feel a bit dissatisfied with it.
First & foremost I found the lack of speech marks very irritating! What was all that about? Unnecessary IMHO.
As for the characters themselves, well they were a bit clichéd, especially Ann herself & I didn't find any of them very likeable. Father Collins intentions were always a bit blurred to me. Carolyn had at least some credibility. Yes she was in it for what she could get but at least didn't kid herself otherwise.
I found the ending disappointing - maybe I was hoping it would all be "real" but no, it was all due to Ann's illness....no actual sighting of the Virgin Mary occurred, well I guess I shouldn't have been surprised....& it was all one big "phenathol trip". Ann's constant popping of this drug caused her muscle spams, trembling & hallucinations....but why would it cause her to see the Virgin Mary & in only that place? For a specific number of times? And what was the huge necessity to build the church?
I guess Ann had the last laugh though as the church got built.
Released 8 yrs ago (5/30/2015 UTC) at The White Swan Leeds in Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom
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Released 8 yrs ago (2/16/2016 UTC) at Kitchen Garden Cafe, York Road in Kings Heath, West Midlands United Kingdom
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