A Nun With A Difference

St Philomena's School...

2010-05-26T05:33:00.000-07:00

....Old Girls' Association newsletter carries a feature about A Nun With a Difference. Copies will be available at the School Reunion on Sept 11th at the school.

FAITH magazine has a review of the book in its latest edition (May/June 2010).

Copies of the book are available at St Paul's Bookshop, next to Westminster Cathedral.

THE CATHOLIC TIMES: BIG FEATURE!!!

2010-01-17T11:45:00.000-08:00

The Catholic Times this week (Jan 17th 2010) has a major feature on A Nun with a Difference telling the story of how the book came to be written. You can get a copy of the paper at most Catholic churches in Britain - just drop in and look at the paper-rack at the back, and drop a coin into the box provided. Or phone 0161 4881700

The feature explains how the author came to meet Sister Mary Alban's family, and how the adventure of researching, writing, and publishing the book came to happen...

A NUN WITH A DIFFERENCE...

2009-12-30T10:36:00.000-08:00

...is the title of a book about Sister Mary Alban, a remarkable woman who was headmistress of a school in the North East of England, and then one in Surrey, in the 1920s and 30s, before travelling to India, where she ran a school at Panchgani, and founded St Joseph's College, Karachi, in newly-independent Pakistan.

Her fascinating story is told partly through the wonderful letters sent home to her brothers and sisters and their children. A woman of Victorian England, she was a great Christian, an idealist, a true patriot, and a lover of books and of learning, with a great deal to teach the educationalists of today.

If you are a former pupil of St Philomena's in Carshalton, you will want to buy this book! You can do so by sending a cheque (made out to H. Lowe) for £10.99p to:
Sun Hill Publishing
11 Sun Hill
Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 7HY.

And we also want to hear from any readers of the book, and from former pupils with memories of Sister Mary Alban, or of any of the schools and colleges with which she was involved. Come and join in the discussion!