Saint Therese of Lisieux: Her Family, Her God, Her Message

Rating:
Summary: Best-ever biography of Therese
Review: A polished and highly sophisticated presentation, totally devoid of the pietistic nonsense and syrupy legends which tend to surround accounts of Therese.

Fr. Bro, an eminent Dominican scholar, analyzes the spiritual development of this complex saint and her unique theology in terms of extremely strong familial influences and devastating illnesses which plagued her from childhood through her agonizing death from tuberculosis at age 24.