A wonderfully picaresque and profoundly moving tale of innocence at large amidst the shrines and fleshpots of modern Spain. Graham Greene's novel, like Cervantes' 17th century classic, is also a brilliant fable for our times.

The sudden and unexpected passion of Sister Consuelo, a self-assured, determined woman, and mother superior of a convent, coincides with torrential local floods in the summer heat of rural Catalunya.