Holy Smoke by Libby Purves

Holy Smoke by Libby Purves

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In this memoir Libby Purves recalls her strange Catholic childhood in convents around the world with stories of white-robed nuns amid the gilded temples of Bangkok, rations of beer for nine-year-olds after High Mass in France and unease in South Africa at the height of apartheid.

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Holy Smoke by Libby Purves

In this memoir Libby Purves recalls her strange Catholic childhood in convents around the world with stories of white-robed nuns amid the gilded temples of Bangkok, rations of beer for nine-year-olds after High Mass in France and unease in South Africa at the height of apartheid.
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ISBN 13 9780340721513
ISBN 10 0340721510
Title Holy Smoke
Author Libby Purves
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Year published 1998-10-22
Number of pages 200
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.