Frost in May

Antonia White

1933 • 221 pages

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Nanda Gray, the daughter of a Catholic convert, is nine when she is sent to the Convent of Five Wounds. Quick-witted, resilient, and eager to please, she adapts to this cloistered world, learning rigid conformity and subjection to authority. Passionate friendships are the only deviation from her total obedience. Convent life is perfectly captured by Antonia White.

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Frost in May is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1933 with contributions by Antonia White.

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I found the descriptions of academic diligence and the dedication to routine satisfying. And while the nuns seemed generally kind, there were moments where I wondered why being a child and enjoying oneself was considered a sin. The points system of penance and goodness in Catholicism was strange to me, and made me wonder what the point of it all is. If all your acts are performative, are they sincere?

July 23, 2021