What do You think about Letter To Sister Benedicta (1999)?
When I started this book I suddenly realised that the main character, Ruby, was actually a minor character in The Road Home, which I'd read recently. In this book Ruby is 50, however, The Road Home is set 30 years later, so this may have influenced how I read it. At times reading this I found it intensely depressing, but I think it's a testament to the quality of the writing that I still wanted to read on. In the end it was ultimately uplifting and hopeful. I think I would have preferred not to have known how Ruby's life ended up 30 years later, but nonetheless I thought this was a thoroughly well-written and engaging book.
—Carol
