Beschreibung:
The sequel to the popular Kicking the Habit! When Eleanor Stewart abandoned her vows and her life as a nun, she found herself in the middle of the swinging Sixties - and soon joined in. Boyfriends, parties, and mini-skirts took the place of silence and restraint, as she pursued her career as a midwife and the men she met with equal commitment. Troubled by her relationship with her mother, and what she saw as a growing estrangement from her faith, she finally falls in love and settles down - only to discover her past catching up with her, as she faces infertility. But with her husband at her side, they battle to adopt two children. Will the dream of a happy family, that drove her out of the convent, finally come true?
The sequel to the popular Kicking the Habit! When Eleanor Stewart abandoned her vows and her life as a nun, she found herself in the middle of the swinging Sixties - and soon joined in. Boyfriends, parties, and mini-skirts took the place of silence and restraint, as she pursued her career as a midwife and the men she met with equal commitment. Troubled by her relationship with her mother, and what she saw as a growing estrangement from her faith, she finally falls in love and settles down - only to discover her past catching up with her, as she faces infertility. But with her husband at her side, they battle to adopt two children. Will the dream of a happy family, that drove her out of the convent, finally come true?
Contents
Ack nowledgments 7
Prologue 9
PART 1: Adaptat ion: Chichester 1969–70 11
1 Homecoming 13
2 Problems 21
3 Employment 26
4 A Fine but Brief Romance 33
5 Di and Dee, and a Revelation 42
6 T ales from the Unit 49
7 A Seriously Foolish Affair 58
8 Penzance and the Lu re of Crayfish 66
PART 2: Catal ogue of Errors: Poole 1970–71 73
9 Interlude 75
10 R oses Round the Door 80
11 M ould, Mildew and Other Issues 86
12 L ost in Lilliput 92
13 Af termath 96
PART 3: A New Beginning: Port smouth 1971–76 99
14 A Sister Once Again 101
15 A Flat, and a Cat Called Jeremy 106
16 A Brother’s Recommendation 114
17 Ni ghts – July 1972 124
For John, Esme and Paul
18 A Courtship 132
19 The Family 138
20 Weddi ngs 143
PART 4: Marriage and Motherhood: 1973–79 153
21 Further Adaptation 155
22 Honeymoon 162
23 Disaster 167
24 M oving House 172
25 The Investigative Process 178
26 Esme 183
27 Conflict 191
28 Intermission 196
29 Ab out the Boy 201
30 The Calm 208
31 The Storm 214
Epilogue 222