num_pages: 192
description: In 1906 a beautiful 17-year-old postulant enters a New York convent. When she begins to bleed from hands, feet and side, the entire community is thrown into turmoil. Is Mariette a cunning sham, a sexual hysteric, or God's chosen one?
language: English
title: Mariette in Ecstasy
titlecomplete: Mariette in Ecstasy
genres: Novels, Spirituality, Literature, Contemporary, Religion, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Christianity, Catholic
ratings_count: 2764
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: California Book Award
category: Fiction (Silver)
publisher: Picador