Synopses & Reviews
In this sweeping, heart-wrenching, and inspiring tale, twin sisters separated at birth reconnect through art, faith, and a father who touched the world through his paintings.
When journalist and adoptee Dorie McKenna learns that her biological father was a famous artist, it comes with another startling discovery: she has a twin sister, Catherine Wagner, who inherited their father’s talent. Dorie is eager to introduce her sister’s genius to the public, but Catherine is a cloistered nun with a vow of silence who adamantly refuses to show or sell the paintings she dedicates to God.
Hoping to get to know her sister and research the potential story, Dorie poses as an aspiring nun at the convent where Catherine lives. Her growing relationship with Catherine helps Dorie come to terms with her adoption, but soon the sisters’ shared biological past and uncertain futures collide as they clash over the meaning and purpose of art. Will they remain side-by-side for the rest of their lives, or will their conflicts change the course of the future?
Find out in this beautifully detailed story that takes you on a spellbinding journey of the heart.
About the Author
Maura Weiler is a former Director of Development at Blue Tulip Productions, where she helped hone the screenplays for such films as Speed, Twister, The Paperboy, and Minority Report. Maura is also a found object artist whose work has been featured on CBS Television’s Just Shoot Me and in galleries and shows in Los Angeles, Denver, San Francisco, and Taos. Maura’s art and her experience as an events columnist for The Connecticut Post lend detailed realism to the characters in her debut novel, Contrition. Maura earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s from the University of Chicago. She is currently adapting Contrition for the screen and writing her second novel, Santa Pimp.