"This is the story of a woman who found the courage to change her life-- several times. As a young girl in Ireland, Maura Mulligan worked as a servant in 'a grand house.' At seventeen, she sailed to America and becase a telephone operator. Answering a higher call, she entered a Franciscan convent and became a nun. Influenced by the changes following Vatican II, she made the decision to return to the world"--P. [4] of cover.