Dear Sister
Expected: Winter 2026
Avice knew she was made in shame, and Elizabeth feared she would drown in it.
As plague creeps through convent walls and whispers of divine punishment spread across Europe, two women struggle beneath the weight of blood, faith, and inheritance.
Avice Beauregard buries herself within the rigid silence of monastic life, where illness festers beneath prayer and every act of mercy risks becoming a sin. Beyond the convent walls, Elizabeth Clarke fights to hold together a crumbling estate while carrying secrets of her own—an unwanted pregnancy, mounting debts, and the arrival of a sister already broken by the ambitions of men.
Between letters stained with grief and halls thick with suspicion, Dear Sister unfolds as a story of womanhood shaped by duty, survival, and the quiet violence of devotion. In a world where power belongs to fathers, husbands, and God alike, the sisters must decide what parts of themselves can survive obedience—and what must be sacrificed to endure.
About the Author
Writer, dreamer, historian. Alexandra Quinn believes stories are how we survive ourselves — little echoes passed from one generation to the next. Through historical fiction, she explores grief, womanhood, faith, and the dangerous weight of untold histories.
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