Yearning to Be Free

by Kerry Dashnaw, Peter Dashnaw

Overview

While in her teens Kerry Dashnaw meets a group of conservative Catholic nuns. Enamored by their long habits and mysterious lifestyle she joins the order after graduation from high school. Determined to get close to God she finds that life behind the convent walls is not what she had hoped or expected. Confronted with manipulation, abuse and finally disillusionment, the author relates how she navigated her life into her twenties and early thirties. Through the help of a psychotherapist, she regains a sense of purpose and creates a new life for herself. In this spiritual memoir we experience the vulnerability and emotional journey of a young woman who yearns to be free to make her own choices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798881174828
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	04/20/2024
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Kerry Dashnaw was an educator for over thirty years. Passionate about reading success for all students, she was chosen by her peers as teacher of the year twice. She taught in an arts integrated school where she saw children thrive as their creativity and imaginations were nurtured and developed. She believes that reinventing oneself makes our life’s journey fun and purposeful. Now retired, Kerry creates art, teaches art classes, and has recently illustrated her first children’s book. She lives with her husband in Texas and can be found on Instagram and Facebook.

Editorial Reviews

"Our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee." Augustine
The author's restless journey with a yearning heart is captivating and relatable, especially to anyone who came of age in the 1970s or was raised in a religious home. If you've ever felt the restlessness Augustine describes, you will enjoy this book.

On-Line - Dawn Q

This was a totally engaging book. I could hardly put it down. I loved the descriptive language which so vividly drew me into the author's life experiences. I felt Kerry's struggles, hardships, hopes and aspirations and ending in marvelous freedom, joy and true love, both in this physical world and in the spiritual realm. Great memoir!!! Loved it!!! Highly recommend it!!

On-Line - Robert A

A compelling read. Written in story like form, the reader learns first hand what life in the convent entails. The reader can walk in the footsteps of the author and truly experience her journey of every step monitored and loss of any sense of freedom. A delightful end as her husband joins in the narrative.

On-Line - Missy M

I just completed reading "Yearning to be Free," a memoir by Kerry Dashnaw. It is a well-written, compelling, and informative Insider's view of convent life. It evokes sympathy for the pain, humiliation, sacrifice, and suffering of the author as she searches for God's love and navigates life within a convent. And it rewards both the reader and the author with a happy ending.

On-Line - Austin Brenner