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Maura Weiler grew up in Connecticut and earned her BA and MA in English Literature from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago, respectively. She is a former columnist for The Connecticut Post and a trash artist whose work has been featured on NBC Television and in galleries and shows across the country. As Director of Development at Blue Tulip Productions, she helped develop the screenplays for such films as Speed, Twister, The Paperboy and Minority Report. Her debut novel, CONTRITION, won the 2016 CAL Mainstream Fiction Award and the 2016 Catholic Press Association Novel Award. For more information or book club queries, visit www.mauraweiler.com. ...more

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Maura Weiler Hi Elaine,

Thanks for asking! Contrition is my first book, fiction or otherwise. I can’t really explain how I got the idea for it, but I think it start…more
Hi Elaine,

Thanks for asking! Contrition is my first book, fiction or otherwise. I can’t really explain how I got the idea for it, but I think it started with my desire to find a great place to write. It seemed like joining a cloister would enable a writer to create away from the distractions of the world. Of course, that's exactly what made research a challenge: cloistered nuns intentionally separate themselves from the world to focus on prayer.

For more details on my motivation and how I did the research, check out these articles:
http://www.mauraweiler.com/musings/20...

http://www.tipsonlifeandlove.com/self...

Thanks again and have a great weekend,
Maura ; )(less)
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Contrition

3.89 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions
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