When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
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Last published Thu, Feb 11, 2021
In a world at war, Maggie Doherty is a young woman training to be a nun at the Holy Cross Abbey in County Tipperary, Ireland. Having lost her mother at a young age, her father brought her to the convent when she was just sixteen years old. She is all set to take her next vows to become a Novice, and then finally, a nun.
But is this really the life she is meant to live? Everyone around her (except for her father) don't seem to think so. And what happens when she meets a dashing French pilot, who is in Ireland on business?
Will she remain at the Abbey and take her vows, or will she give in to her hearts desires?
A beautiful love story with the backdrop of World War 2.
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