Meet the Daring Slovak Nun Who Defied the Communists

More than 70 years after its publication, The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia is a riveting account of resistance to evil.

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I’d had to request the book through interlibrary loan, and it came to me, in all its tattered glory, with pages itching to fall out and a threatening sticker posted on the front, warning me about the dreadful fine I’d incur if I failed to return said book. What book could be the cause of so much effort?

William Brinkley’s The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia.

Sarah Schutte

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Sarah Schutte

Sarah Schutte is the podcast manager for National Review and an associate editor for National Review magazine. Originally from Dayton, Ohio, she is a children's literature aficionado and Mendelssohn 4 enthusiast.

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