Consequences

This is a beautifully written account of a young girl who is unable to fit into the conventional mould demanded by her family and social class. A prickly, difficult personality with no leavening of humour to lighten her circumstances, Alex finds her only relief in the crushes she develops on friends at school and various acquaintances. Her feelings of devotion to the Superior of a local convent lead her to enter the order but her vocation lasts only as long as the object of her devotion remains as Mother Superior and her life becomes increasingly bleak and difficult.