Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy: A Novel

Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy is a captivating tale of transformation, redemption, and the power of faith.

This moving novel follows the journey of Elizabeth Fanshawe, a young woman who escapes her cold, unloving home to join the British Army as a driver in 1944.

After being swept up in the intoxicating celebratory glee of post-war Paris, she finds herself drawn into a world of crime and high-class prostitution, ultimately becoming the notorious madam known as La Balafrée.

But her great fall will not be complete until circumstances drive her to commit a shocking murder—and imprisonment sets her free.

Through flashbacks from the convent of Belle Source, where Soeur Marie Lise of the Sisters of Bethany remembers her years of sin and eventual salvation, Godden crafts a truly transformative tale about faith, forgiveness, and the mercy of a loving God.

With an illustrated biography of the author and rare images from the Rumer Godden Literary Estate, this ebook is a must-read for fans of Black Narcissus and In This House of Brede.