Mother Teresa, 1910-1997 Beyond the Image

Mother Teresa, the famous nun who became famous for her work among the poor of India, spent her early life in the Balkans as a member of a double minority, being both Albanian & a Catholic in a Serb-dominated area. Anne Sebba is the first to uncover & assess the formative experiences that went into the making of this latter-day candidate for sainthood. She examines Mother Teresa's controversial attitudes to abortion, contraception & rape, & considers the future of the 4,000 nuns belonging to the international force that the Missionaries of Charity have become. The book is illustrated with black-&-white photographs.