Kicking the habit

Jeanne Córdova takes us behind the forbidden convent door for a revealing look at the joys and sorrows of Sisterhood. This compelling and sometimes shocking autobiography chronicles Córdova's early life as a naive young woman from the Republican suburbs of Southern California. Sent to the ghettos of Skid Row and Watts by Mother Superior, Córdova runs headlong into the chaos of inner city life, the social unrest of the 60's, disillusionment with religious and her own burgeoning sexuality.