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In 1906 a beautiful 17-year-old postulant enters a New York convent. When she begins to bleed from hands, feet and side, the entire community is thrown into turmoil. Is Mariette a cunning sham, a sexual hysteric, or God's chosen one?

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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, 31 May 2008

By	Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" (Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This is a book by an author best know for western's however this is not a western. It is a spiritual story and a spiritual story with a major twist. It is the retelling of the life story of Saint Terese Martin aka Terese de Lisieux. But this story is told in a generic religious order set in Quebec.

This book deals with many large questions:
The Stigmata
Faith
Healing
Love
Science
And how these five things meet in the life of Mariette with ambiguity and how that ambiguity mirrors our own lives. The interesting thing about this book is it is about the world of women, the convent is a microcosm of the real world. The only two men in the book are Mariette's father and the priest at the Convent.

Mariette received the stigmata while a novice at the convent, the Prioress was her older sister. This is a story of faith versus adversity even in one's own tradition. It is the story of a girl who desires to love God with all of her heart. Yet the depth of her devotion arouses the suspicions of those around her.

A film was made of this move with many big name star's Rutger Hauer as the priest, Geraldine O'Rawe as Mariette, Mary McDonnell as the prioress. Michael W. Higgins was the Historical consultant on the film. Though filmed in 1996 it has never been released. The studio did not like the ending and the author and producer would not change it.

Dealing with many deep questions this book leave's the reader with more questions than answers but with a sense of hope and a desire to know more. Hansen has created a masterpiece.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Descriptive, evocative, sensuous and beautiful. Read it., 16 Jun 2003

By	Ian Dodson - See all my reviews

The arrival of a young, eager and devout postulant throws a country convent into turmoil. She becomes a mirror of truth within the convent walls, revealing to all the motives of their own hearts.

Hansens evocative prose conjures the earthy smells sounds and colour of an idyllic country convent setting. I enjoyed tremendously his keen appreciation of the minutiae of life, the tiny details that are so important and potentially explosive in a closed order. The setting never once overwhelms the characters but gives meaning and support and indeed sense to their harsh draconian lifestyle. The atmosphere elevates the simple, the everyday and ordinary to the level of rite, ritual and liturgy.

What I can only call the organic 'oneness' of the sisterhood is marvelously portrayed as their daily, seasonal and even menstrual cycles merge. It is this harmony which is threatened by the arrival of Mariette Baptiste. As she travails in her own devotion to God, she is favoured and feared in equal measure. The juxtaposition of sexual and religious ecstasy is clearly evoked by Hansen, allowed to evolve but never endangers the story.

Within the convent Mariette is the catalyst that stirs reaction. To some she is the image of not just a youth, but a life left behind. To the complacent she is a threat. To the luke warm, she is an offence. But to those who seek genuine devotion, she is a gift from God.

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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, 21 Mar 2008

By	Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" (Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mariette in Ecstasy (Paperback)

This is a book by an author best know for western's however this is not a western. It is a spiritual story and a spiritual story with a major twist. It is the retelling of the life story of Saint Terese Martin aka Terese de Lisieux. But this story is told in a generic religious order set in Quebec.

This book deals with many large questions:
The Stigmata
Faith
Healing
Love
Science
And how these five things meet in the life of Mariette with ambiguity and how that ambiguity mirrors our own lives. The interesting thing about this book is it is about the world of women, the convent is a microcosm of the real world. The only two men in the book are Mariette's father and the priest at the Convent.

Mariette received the stigmata while a novice at the convent, the Prioress was her older sister. This is a story of faith versus adversity even in one's own tradition. It is the story of a girl who desires to love God with all of her heart. Yet the depth of her devotion arouses the suspicions of those around her.

A film was made of this move with many big name star's Rutger Hauer as the priest, Geraldine O'Rawe as Mariette, Mary McDonnell as the prioress. Michael W. Higgins was the Historical consultant on the film. Though filmed in 1996 it has never been released. The studio did not like the ending and the author and producer would not change it.

Dealing with many deep questions this book leave's the reader with more questions than answers but with a sense of hope and a desire to know more. Hansen has created a masterpiece.

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