Oh, Sister
Jodie Chapman
4.30 · 10 ratings · Published: 13 Apr 2023
Three women whose bodies and minds are not their own.
They belong to the Church.
Life and death decisions are taken by others on their behalf.
Who they might marry.
Whether they start a family.
Isobel and Jen know nothing of the world.
But when Isobel's husband leaves her and Jen challenges those in charge, the Church turns its back on them.
Zelda - never one for doing what is expected - dares to find hope on the outside.
Meet Isobel, Jen and Zelda.
Three women desperate to find a life to call their own . . .
This is a novel about what it is like to live inside a prison of the mind and how to break out of it - if you can.
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Praise for Jodie Chapman:
'Beautifully written...I couldn't put it down' EMMA GANNON
'An astounding debut about sibling grief, religion and sliding doors love' PANDORA SYKES
'Deep, rich, thoughtful' GILLIAN MCALLISTER
'This beautiful tale of love, loss and sacrifice will break your heart . . . With echoes of David Nicholls' One Day and Sally Rooney's novels, it perfectly captures the agony of falling in love and the razor-sharp reality of pain and loss' DAILY MAIL
- contemporary 3
- literary fiction 3
- autumn 2
- dystopia 2
- cults/occultism 2
- fundamentalism 2
- spirituality 1
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- audiobook 3
- book 1
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