This is the story of an odd couple, of an older man and a younger woman in love with one another, but so damaged by their past lives that even a regular sexual relationship seems impossible. Beautiful in its frankness but disturbing in its examination of faith and human existence, this is a novel that is affectionate, haunting and ultimately unforgettable. Man-woman relationships -- Fiction. | Vocation (in religious orders, congregations, etc.) -- Fiction. | Small cities -- Australia -- Fiction. | Australian fiction -- 21st century. | Australian