One: La Madre
Two: Hollywood Girl
Three: Salesman for the Poor
Four: Becoming Mother
Five: Learning the Ropes
Six: New Faces, New Lives
Seven: Alias "La Sister"
Eight: Seeking Justice
Nine: Human Beings Like Anyone Else
Ten: Not Forgiving is Harder
Eleven: Angel on Call
Twelve: The Eleventh Hour
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Authors
Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan, a husband and wife team, report from Mexico for The Washington Post. They won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for stories about the lack of the rule of law in Mexico and the horrific conditions in the Mexican criminal justice system. Formerly the Post's correspondents in Tokyo, they also won a George Polk Award in 1998 for their reporting about the Asian financial crisis, as well as awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Overseas Press Club of America.
"A towering, uplifting tale of genuine conscience and the discovery of true joy in selflessness." —Bob Woodward"No one will be untouched by this remarkable book about a remarkable woman." —The Washington Post Book World"An unflinching, plainspoken and deeply empathetic book." —Minneapolis Star-Tribune
After a wealthy childhood in Beverly Hills, two failed marriages and much spiritual searching, Mary Clarke put on a homemade habit and headed down to the most notorious prison in Tijuana, Mexico, where she has lived and worked since 1977. Alternately described as "a hustler," "a refreshing Coca-Cola in the desert" and "an oasis of purity," this intriguing Californian believes in the goodness of all people. Vicious murderers, deplorable dealers, society's drifters-Clarke, now known as Mother Antonia, ministers to all of them, brings them donated blankets, even convinces dentists to fix their rotting teeth and plastic surgeons to remove their gang tattoos. And all get hugs. Jordan and Sullivan, who report from Mexico for the Washington Post, paint a portrait of this remarkable woman with a light touch, rarely digressing into lyricism or political backstories. In fact, there are times when readers may feel that complex lives are oversimplified, and that the moral quandaries of Mother Antonia's universe are paved over. But the authors tell her stories simply, and with dignity, allowing Mother Antonia's passionate determination to come through without clich? and beautifully illustrating her rare approach to society's wayward and forgotten. Agent, Sterling Lord. (May 5) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
"A towering, uplifting tale of genuine conscience and the discovery of true joy in selflessness." -Bob Woodward"No one will be untouched by this remarkable book about a remarkable woman." -The Washington Post Book World"An unflinching, plainspoken and deeply empathetic book." -Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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