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...years since, she's seen no movies, and no more Audrey Hepburn - no Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's or Natasha in War and Peace. For Sister Bernadette, Hepburn is a distant memory. "I think it was just a made-up order," she says of the convent in The Nun's Story. "Yes, I saw that when I was young...
...example out of dozens will have to suffice. Waterfront's Terry is shyly courting Eva Marie Saint's convent girl. She drops her glove. He picks it up and casually, talking about other things, tries to wriggle his fingers into it. What else of hers might he similarly, clumsily like to invade and possess? And how, we wonder, have we similarly, unconsciously betrayed our truest intentions while pretending that we were just kidding around...
...only know it happened,” says Douglas Marshall, who is writing a biography of Shattuck’s son. Marshall says Shattuck had also donated money to construct Harvard’s observatory and to rebuild an Ursuline convent after it was destroyed in an anti-Catholic riot...
...nation" because it was here, in 1128, that Portugal declared its independence from the Spaniards of Castile and Galicia. Today, however, it is better known for a dessert called Toucinho do Céu (bacon from heaven), a rich egg and almond cake that originated in the Santa Clara Convent, founded in the 16th century. When a Republican decree banned all religious orders in 1834, the convent disappeared, but its descendants have passed down a version of the dish. The Toucinho do Céu has a unique sugary taste - perfect for soccer fans with a sweet tooth. - Martha...
...Saint Mary's Convent: It's hard to believe that nuns once lived in this artfully restored five-room lodge in Marlborough, New Zealand's Sauvignon Blanc capital, but it remains perfectly heavenly today. Rates start from $163 a night; convent.co.nz...