It brings me great joy to have published the fourth edition of “Secrets of a Nun,” which remains the most requested title among many of my past and current readers.
From The Author
“I am thrilled to be celebrating the 40th Anniversary of my book’s first published edition of ‘Secrets of a Nun: My Own Story,’ published in 1985. This memoir explores themes of passion, forgiveness, love, and devotion while remaining deeply moving, profound, and insightful.
I extend special thanks to Catherine Lyon Literary Consulting and Deborah Perdue of Illumination Graphics, as well as to the readers’ community, which has contributed to the worldwide success of this memoir. Since the first publication of this book, thousands of individuals have continued to read it worldwide, which encouraged me to republish the Fourth Edition of Secrets of a Nun: My Own Story in November 2022.
It is meaningful that this book is my most requested title, which suggests that people are becoming more open during these challenging times. My story aims to inspire every reader to live life to the fullest, embracing the grace, love, and hope that life has to offer.”
About The Book
Secrets of a Nun is a revealing, uncompromisingly honest, and deeply moving look into one woman’s soul. Now Celebrating 2025, the 40th Anniversary of this publication ‘Secrets of a Nun’…
At fifteen, Elizabeth, a talented athlete, gives up her dreams of competing in the Olympics to become a nun. Separating from her mother and twin sister, she leaves her friends and familiar world behind to pursue a life of piety. But she finds herself unprepared for what lies ahead.
While her cloistered life commences as a profound spiritual and emotional journey, personal disenchantment takes root and slowly grows over the next twenty years. Elizabeth recoils against the restrictive atmosphere of convent life. She struggles with conflicting emotions until a forbidden love affair forces her to come to grips with her needs as a woman.
Over the course of striving to find her authentic self, she ultimately feels compelled to leave the Order. A true story inspires this fascinating account of courage and passion. It will shock you and bring a smile to your face as you follow the course of a young woman’s obsession to become a spiritual seeker—an obsession that, over time, transforms into a deeply felt desire for personal liberation.
Awarded A 5-Star Editorial Book Review By Reader’s Favorite!
Secrets of a Nun: My Own Story ~ By Elizabeth Upton
Non-Fiction – Memoir
241 Pages
Reviewed In 2024
By K.C. Sanders
“Before I left high school, most of my teachers were nuns, not to mention a source of fascination.
What did they wear to bed at night?
Are they bald under those black veils?
What do they confess if they don’t even sin?
As a young teacher, I worked with and learned a lot more about nuns, but only after I read Secrets of a Nun: My Own Story by Elizabeth Upton, could I conclusively say that nuns are, indeed, very human!”
Upton’s journey from becoming a nun to leaving took 21 years, beginning when she was only 16. In an utterly honest voice that shares every emotion and the more hidden, natural urges a young teen feels, Upton opens up to readers in her memoir.
We feel every battle with herself and her superiors that resulted from her choice to dedicate her life to God.
Becoming a nun is far from easy.
Personal interaction between nuns is discouraged. Nuns in superior positions take their religious fervor and influential roles to extremes, and the degree of dedication required would try anyone’s strength and patience.
Then, of course, there’s the difficulty younger nuns experience denying their attraction to the opposite sex, as celibacy is not just demanded of Catholic priests! I loved the honesty with which Elizabeth Upton shares such emotionally and physically detailed information.
That takes courage.
Readers should approach Secrets of a Nun with an open mind.
Those who see normal urges as sinful might be offended by Upton’s frankness. The rest of us will applaud Upton’s decision to write a tell-all about her life as a Catholic nun.
It is a memoir I recommend to any young woman contemplating donning the veil. Read this memoir long before you take those final vows.“
~K. C. Sanders Book Reviewer
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