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Joan Chittister tells about her deep struggle as a young nun to reconcile her dream of studying at America's premier creative writing program to become a fiction writer -- a dream that seemed within her grasp -- only to be told she was to be third cook at a children's summer camp instead. Produced by the Chicago Sunday Evening Club for “30 Good Minutes,” this is Part 1 of a 3-Part Series is based on her award-winning book, Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope.