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This was one of the most lovely novellas I have read in a long time. The characters are a Vietnam vet, Benny, who is having difficulty returning to daily American life after witnessing unspeakable horrors in Vietnam. His pain is depicted very clearly and deeply. The other main character is a young nun, Sr Clare, who is about to take her final vows. Her confusion as she tries to determine whether the religious life she has chosen is really what she want is also very well portrayed. The characters are tied together by Isabel, who is Benny’s brother’s girlfriend and lifelong friend of Clare. This is a quiet novel of choices and contemplation, and its theme of the peace provided by nature struck a chord deep within me.