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38 reviews

• Stella Landry

  What else can I say? This book isn't high-minded literature, but it's not really trying to be. This subject matter isn’t my go-to read but it had me gripped and my eyes bawling out from the very start. It’s touching, inspiring, and ultimately about a woman who helps the underprivileged. It is also a story of a lady learning what really is the right path for her.
  
  In some parts, it shows how flawed a church could be. The behind-the-scenes, the issues sadly no one ever talked about.
  
  Maria Flavel had opened her heart to the readers. Her strong compassion, courage, and strength had me uplifted through these trying times. And I dare say that if you can't appreciate her inspiring yet adventurous pilgrimage, then maybe you’ve got no taste for books.
  
  All in all, that was a fun read. This is the kind of book that would leave me unmoved, wondering how the author pulled it off. A Praise Flavel for generously sharing her precious story.

• Trisha Gagne

  This is a riveting account of a story of a woman following her dream. I’ve been so attached to the main character that I felt like I can already see right through her.
  
  At a young age, Maria already knows what she wanted to be in the future, to be a Kindergarten Teacher and work with the poor overseas. But for some reason, she decided to follow in her sister’s footsteps and devoted her life to God. Yet, she questions the cruel treatment of the nuns in the covenant. Born to be brave she pursues her dream abroad and started her new journey. And that’s where she found the true connection with God, through the right path he planned for her.
  
  Every time the story moves forward, there’s always something that touches my emotions. So halfway into the book and there is a slight feeling of attachment starting to take hold. And by the end of it, there was a solid emotional investment. And it’s worth it.

• Jeremy Wilson

  We follow an inspiring story of a catholic woman living in Germany. She had gone through a lot of things, from suffering to joy, then war, death, and various relationships you might want to despise or loved, but all these complications didn’t stop her from moving forward.
  
  Her journey starts from her enrolling in the convent to become a nun and then later on leaving and went abroad to become a missionary and a teacher in Papua New Guinea. But along her journey, she had encountered lots of obstacles. And it was very hard for me not to feel her. From the writing alone you could already be enthralled, what more if you’ve read the whole story.
  
  Anyway, why are you even still here? Shouldn’t you be picking this book by this time? Go now and read it. You won’t be disappointed. This one needs to be read to be fully appreciated. I tell you, I am absolutely in love.

• Brian Williams

  This book has the ability to touch one’s life and bring such delight to one’s heart.
  Writing-wise, I was surprisingly impressed. I’m not the type of person to love a memoir, but this one really hits so differently. The storyline, per se, matches very well with the character, it doesn’t feel like it was made better for the sake of the story, but you can really see how authentic it was from the author’s sincerity to write everything from her real-life experiences.
  To Maria, I was heartbroken over some of the unjustness you’ve come against all your life and I just want to say that you’re someone I admire for all the courage and greatness you’ve shown in dealing with your past. I have so much respect for you and I hope you’ll forever live your life happy and loved. I have so many things to say to you but I might need to keep it between the two of us.

• Ben Simard

  Maria took me on her journey! Her take on themes of love, loss, family, friendships, and chasing of dreams are undeniably fascinating. And accompanied by her verve writing, her prose is so out of this world. One could hardly be not captivated by this book.
  
  It was an amazing read and it felt like Flavel’s sitting with me to tell her story. Literally, every single chapter, there’s always something pivoting happening that it was difficult to put the book down because I’m always asking for me.
  
  This isn’t the best book to bring on your way home because you might find yourself so strongly attached to the novel’s spell that you’ll inevitably miss your stop. I’m recommending this to every single person I know and to you as well, stranger. It is such an enjoyable read.

• Tray Girard

  The story is something undeniably poignant but also undeniably pleasant. This masterful storytelling and magnetic prose well up to pull the readers into a unique and unforgettable voyage.
  
  This is a story of a woman who gives her all without asking for anything in return. Her journey is full of selfless sacrifices, seeking to help others notwithstanding all the challenges she faces on her own.
  
  This is a casual mix of tragedy and refreshing bona fide experience, allowing the readers to feel the vicarious joy even though holes are filled with darkness. This factor adds up in the exceptional truth, a rawness to both Maria as a character and her as the author of her own story as a whole.

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