Our publishing house, Sophia Institute Press has branched out from its primary apostolate of placing out of print classical works back in print to creating new teen and adult works of fiction. Rachel's Contrition is one of our first works in a new genre being called Grit Lit by the publishing industry:
Gritty women's fiction faithful to the teachings of the Church.
* Without raciness, prudishness, or preaching, women in these novels struggle with temptation, anger, fear, loss, loneliness, rejection, and many of the painful contemporary issues that trouble even good Catholic women today. Catholic Grit Lit is loved best by good Catholic women who know their lives are not perfect but who really are doing the best they can, often in their own bad situations. In Catholic Grit Lit, women find understanding, consolation . . . and hope. |
Rachel Winters had nothing, won it all, and then lost everything. After the death of her daughter, grief-spawned delusions cause Rachel to lose her husband, her home, and custody of her son. Help arrives from two unlikely sources: a young teen, Lilly, battling her own demons, and a tattered holy card depicting St. Thérèse of Lisieux.  As Rachel grows closer to Lilly and comes to know St. Thérèse, unbidden memories from her edgy past reveal fearful mysteries of seduction, madness, and murder . . . and a truth that will haunt her forever.
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