At the age of seventeen, Pauline Grogan enters the convent and seven years later takes her final vows. At age 29, desecrated and bewildered, she finds herself back in the secular world, having to begin life all over again. Beyond the Veil is the sometimes shocking account of how faith survives even it's own worst abuse, but is much more than than that. It is the story of a nun who becomes a wife and mother and then, as happiness seems secure is cast down into the deepest regions of despair. It is the story of anyone who has feared for their own safety, their sanity, and above all the health and well being of their children, will readily understand. It tells of the small but glorious triumphs of love and faith, in the face of insurmountable odds.