Magdalena's Conflict

About the Book

Behind the serene façade of Saint Clotildes lurks a murderer. Mother Rosaria’s death appears natural to everyone except Sister Camille who solicits the advice of a friend, Detective Hank Kummer. The alarmed new Mother Superior orders Camille to a psychologist. There, Sister Camille examines her motives for embracing religious life. This mystery novel reveals rituals and conflicts of personalities in an order of nuns. Sister Camille, now Maggie Brenner is eager to kick off her nun oxfords for a pair of high heels and discovers her sexuality. At a lake resort she becomes involved with Detective Kummer. Their association leads to romance.

About the Author

Frances Wojnar was raised in Holy Cross, Iowa, a small village near Waupeton where her great-grandparents, Eliza and Johann Rolwes, settled in 1850. Often Frances listened to her grandmother, Eliza’s daughter; tell stories about her family’s experiences on the frontier. Later, when compiling family history, Eliza’s narrated tales “My Family History As Far As I Can Remember”, were given to Frances. She felt Eliza’s descendents needed to be introduced to her. Frances lives with her husband, Edward Wojnar, in Pleasant Hill, California