Maria Goretti and Me
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AlbakiReads Editorial Love, faith, and family authority in 1970s New Zealand
Love, faith, and family authority in 1970s New Zealand
Set in 1975, this romance centers on Martin and Maria after an accidental meeting develops into a relationship opposed by Maria’s Catholic family. Their difference in faith becomes inseparable from questions of obedience, judgment, and the expectations placed on Maria as a high-achieving young woman within her school and church community. The book frames their bond against religious rules and family pressure, with Maria’s choices carrying lasting consequences. A later 2013 development gives the story’s conflict a wider sense of unresolved injustice and redress.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Adult romance readers interested in relationships tested by family and religious expectations
- Readers interested in fiction set in 1970s New Zealand
- Readers drawn to stories of faith, personal autonomy, and social judgment
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Love and religious differenceFamily authorityCatholic faith and customPersonal autonomyJudgment and injustice
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Book Overview 1975 - love and religiosity collide ... Martin and Maria get in each other's way on a New Zealand street crossing. They fall in love. He'...
1975 - love and religiosity collide ... Martin and Maria get in each other's way on a New Zealand street crossing. They fall in love. He's 23. She's 17. Her Catholic family of academics, lawyers, doctors - and a priest - object. Martin's not a Catholic. Maria is not an obvious rebel. She is her school's top scholar, expected to be an example to all the girls. She observes her Church's laws and customs, attends Mass, recites her rosaries. Backed into a corner Maria defies her family and her Church's laws. The religious and judgmental attitudes of others serve to bind Martin and Maria closer. Her brother the priest waits in his confessional to absolve her of her 'sin'. But what is her 'sin'? Maria pays a heavy price. Only in 2013 is an injustice put right.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 402 | Language: English | Publisher: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC | ISBN: 0473323923
FormatPaperback
Pages402
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0473323923
EAN9780473323929
PublisherLIGHTNING SOURCE INC
Publication Date2015-08-19
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight1.18 Pounds
Length9.02 Inches
Width5.98 Inches
Height0.82 Inches
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