Fiction / Fantasy
352 pages
5 Stars
I read fantasy for escape, and once again, Ms. Marley has
given me a great escape. I enjoyed reading about the Magdalenes, and like
another reviewer, wondered why they clung to the celibacy idea; however, if
they were trying to be accepted, it's understandable. It was hard enough just
getting female priests accepted. One step at a time.
The protagonist is Mother Isabel Burke, a priest with
faults. Serious faults with which she must cope. She is, alas, very, very
human. And that humanness comes out when she is assigned as guardian to child
from another planet. It comes out when she again meets the man she loves. It
comes out as she deals with people. Mostly, Mother Burke is filled with love.
To help protect her young charge, she returns with Oa to her
home planet, from which she was kidnapped, to unravel the secret of the anchen
and to help them become persons if they so desire.
Although the protagonist is a Priest, this is not a religious
book. It is a great adventure in which the religion of the protagonist plays a
role, and helps solve the riddle.
Like another reviewer, I hope we see more books about Mother
Burke, and Jin-Li Chung (nice to meet an old from again from Irustan).
A fun read. A two-sit read. Read it, you'll like it.
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