A Nun At The Crossroads

A heavy story about a nun who is caught in the turbulent Congo after it becomes an independent nation. It is a story of great soul-searching. Belgian nuns have a convent in the Congo, but a leader of nationalist rebels, Elie, tells them to leave. He says all whites and colonists will probably be killed, but the nuns cannot leave without their bishop's permission. Schiaffino helps a woman and is raped by a group of marauders. The attackers arrive at the convent and ruthlessly kill the mother superior, de Guevara, and Elie. White mercenaries come to the rescue and all return to Brussels. There, Schiaffino discovers she is pregnant and is scorned by her family. To add...