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Virgin and martyr

by Andrew M. Greeley

Catherine Collins was the belle of her upper-middle-class Catholic clique on Chicago's North Shore, whose struggles to find herself led her to a stormy career as a nun, a disastrous marriage, a stint as a Catholic revolutionary, and possibly death in Central America.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?