From the vengeance of a pitiless tyrant, four women flee the sacred, once-safe walls of a convent: Lucila, the proud survivor harboring a murderous secret from the savage clan wars of Sicily…Graciella, the beauty still unpurged of guilt from one rackless, youthful sin…Megan, the orphan seeking perilous refuge in the arms of a defiant Basque rebel…and Teresa, the believer haunted by a faith that mocks her with silence. Leaving innocence but not hope behind, they venture into an alien, dazzling world, where each will encounter an unexpected destiny – and the truth about herself….Condition: spine creased from reading, some shelf wear, light bookstore stamp inside front cover.