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In The Name of The Lord - A Nun's Tell-All

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  đź“—BOOK: In The Name of The Lord 🎆AUTHOR: Sr. Lucy Kalapura đź“—TRANSLATOR: Nandakumar K đź“—GENRE: Non-Fiction, True Story đź“—THEME: A Nun's revelation of sexual assault case đź“ťRATING: ⚡Content- 4.2/5 ⚡Language- 4/5 đź“–CONTENT: A bold and determined Sr. Lucy took to writing and enumerating her experience of standing tall against the act of sexual assault involving Franco Mulakkal, Bishop of Jalandhar. Sr. Lucy not only gives a blow-by-blow account of the protest, hardships and the ostracization she faced for siding with the victims but also left no stone unturned to make the readers aware of the patriarchy and politics faced by Nuns in their day to day life. âś’VERDICT: 🥇Pros: 1) Sr. Lucy started the book by giving a backdrop of her family members and her upbringing which created a personal connect with her as a reader. Her upbringing gives the reader an idea regarding her character and spirit which she displays remarkably as an adult when  she becomes a Nun. 2) I liked the razor-...