I Will Not Serve
Eveline Mahyère
Precocious, nonconformist Sylvie has been expelled from a convent for writing, in a letter, that she loves one of the nuns. The story deals with the unfolding pattern of Sylvie’s meetings with Julienne, an older novice in the convent. The conflict is clear; Sylvie’s creed is “I will not serve”–a statement of her refusal to become a good wife and mother–and she wants nothing of life but Julienne. Julienne, has given herself to God. Refusing to accept this, Sylvie commits suicide. The book is profound and sincere, and on the basis of this one work the author’s premature death was a loss to the field of literature ~ MZB
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The author committed suicide before the book’s publication.
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Details
| Genre | Fiction; Checklist by Marion Zimmer Bradley; Grier Rated |
| Publication Date | 1959 |
| Publisher | Dutton |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Language | English |
| Rating | Great |
| Subject | Fiction / Religious; Lesbian nuns |
| BookID | 5739 |
