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Published by Spiegel & Grau
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An unforgettable spiritual autobiography about a search for
meaning that begins alongside one of the great religious icons
of our time and ends with a return to the secular world At seventeen, Mary Johnson saw Mother Teresa's face on the cover
of Time and experienced her calling. Eighteen months later, she
entered a convent in the South Bronx to begin her religious
training. Not without difficulty, this bright, independent-minded
Texas teenager eventually adapted to the sisters' austere life of
poverty and devotion, and in time became close to Mother Teresa
herself. Still, beneath the white and blue sari beat the heart of an
ordinary young woman facing the struggles we all share -- the
desire for love and connection, meaning and identity. During her
twenty years with the Missionaries of Charity, Sister Donata, as
she was known, grappled with her faith, her sexuality, the
politics of the order, and her complicated relationship with
Mother Teresa. Eventually, she left the church to find her own
path -- one that led to love and herself. Provocative, profound, and emotionally charged, An
Unquenchable Thirst presents a rare, privileged view of
Mother Teresa. At the same time, it is a unique and magnificent
memoir of self-discovery. pub date: 2011-09-13 | Hardcover | 9780385527477 |
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