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The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia's Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail

Christian Century,  July 12, 2005  

The Prison Angel. By Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan. Penguin, 256 pp., $24.95.

This is the compelling story of Mary Clarke, a twice-divorced mother of seven children from Beverly Hills, who gave up her life of comfort at age 50 to become a nun. Known as Mother Antonia, she lives in one of Mexico's most notorious prisons, where she befriends and aids prisoners and guards alike, as well as their families.

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