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

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📗BOOK: In The Name of The Lord
🎆AUTHOR: Sr. Lucy Kalapura
📗TRANSLATOR: Nandakumar K
📗GENRE: Non-Fiction, True Story
📗THEME: A Nun's revelation of sexual assault case

📝RATING:
⚡Content- 4.2/5
⚡Language- 4/5

📖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.


✒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-sharp precision and honesty with which Sr. Lucy mentioned her trials and tribulations of being given silent treatment, cold shoulder and unnecessary transfers which have been a result of her determination to lead an empowered and just life in sync with the path etched by Jesus Christ.

3) This book is not just a memoir but an eye-opening account of the lonely and patriarchal life led by Nuns who have so much to offer in terms of spreading the word of God but the prime positions are taken up by the male members. 

👎Cons:

I wish Sr. Lucy could have elaborated more how she overcame the political difficulties and what exact steps she took to keep things in her favour.

🌟Overall, a very touching and gripping read which I would recommend to every reader to understand the importance of speaking out loud when you come across a sexual assault case or if you are victim of one.

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