{"product_id":"beyond-the-drawbridge-lori-norman-9781542566223","title":"Beyond the Drawbridge: A Memoir: A Journey to New Choices and Recreating My Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis inspirational memoir traces Lori Norman's personal journey from her entry into the novitiate at the age of eighteen to the eventual reexamination of all she knew and trusted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs this God's will? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe'd always believed it was her calling to become a nun and to teach; but bound by rules, expectations of church and family, and her vows, she felt trapped and unable to escape. Sexual repression and the church's rigid views on the value of women confined her as though in a medieval castle. Across its drawbridge lay unknown, forbidden territory. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver time, Lori yearned for a different life and dreamed of having a husband and children. Sexual feelings were jolted awake with a priest's lingering kiss. She met nuns who embraced their sexuality. And then she fell deeply in love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterally shaken in a massive earthquake, Lori was finally forced to reassess her life. As walls crumbled, she rediscovered a part of herself she had locked away many years before. But, could she leave everything she had ever known and start anew?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLori Norman's candid, eye-opening memoir chronicles her path toward becoming whole and embracing all that life had to offer her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lori Norman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542566223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542566223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.54d","brand":"Lori Norman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124741730559,"sku":"9781542566223","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24cd3875-9ee8-4d0d-a599-b911d2f6e9c9.jpg?v=1687438568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-drawbridge-lori-norman-9781542566223","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}