Claire Luchette

I'd never thought I'd be interested in, Agatha of Little Neon, a book about a small group of religious women who are transferred out of their usual home because of budget constraints and into a half-way home in Rhode Island. Agatha learns to teach geometry. Can you imagine doing such a thing? The sisters have a can-do attitude about all their challenges and I started out thinking this was going to be a nice feel good book. They're all, or almost all of them, very nice and friendly, social, competent, and willing to sacrifice. The reason for the Catholic church's need for budget constraints is just kind of casually slipped in. The way the sisters interact with the community and with each other is paramount, and those interactions are very realistic. I never would have thought I'd like a book about religious women so much.… (more)