Set in a small town in the mountains of North Carolina, Unfinished Desires is a complex and deeply affecting story of friendship, loyalty, redemption, and memory.
The ninth grade class of Mount St. Gabriels, an all girls Catholic School, is strong willed (some might say "notorious"). Leading the pack is the unforgettable Tildy Stratton, the undisputed queen bee of the class, who quickly befriends Chloe Starnes, a day student recently taken in by her uncle following her young mother's mysterious death. The passionate friendship fills a void for each girl, and the headstrong Tildy soon has Chloe and the whole class enacting her vision for a play based on the colorful founding story of the school.
What happens the night of the play will profoundly affect the course of many of the lives involved, including that of the girls' teacher, a young nun, as well as the school's matriarch, Mother Suzanne Ravenel. Fifty years later, she will still relive that night in 1951, trying to reconcile past and present, and reaching back even further to her own senior year at Mt. St. Gabriel's, where the roots of a tragedy are buried.
FOOD--Valli's soups were DELISH!! As was the rest of the food--apple cake, broccoli slaw, etc. Sorry, no pictures.
Kim brought "Sister Ethel" to share in the discussion along with several Catholic school photos from the 50s. Valli and Kim had first hand Catholic school experiences to share. Phyllis was also familiar with nuns.
You do such a good job with this blog, Kim. Even though I don't really like blogs, I do love this one. Thanks for doing this for us. I just wish I didn't look like such a doofus in all the photos. And it's NOT because I didn't go to Catholic school! Susie
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