History & item details
The Compassion Behind an Enduring A.A. Story
Beginning in 1939, Sister Ignatia worked with Dr. Bob to help admit alcoholics to St. Thomas Hospital in Akron. Her care made her a familiar and deeply valued presence in the lives of people seeking help. She later continued that work at St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland, where she helped develop the ward known as Rosary Hall Solarium.
Her story connects the Fellowship’s early history with the practical compassion shown to individual alcoholics: offering care, dignity and the possibility of a different life. That is the enduring appeal of a biography devoted to someone whose influence was expressed through service.
Darrah’s book brings Sister Ignatia into focus as a person within that history. For an A.A. member building a library beyond the Big Book, it is a natural companion to accounts of Dr. Bob and the early Akron Fellowship.
The Inscription in This Copy
The handwritten blessing, signed “Mary D.,” is shown on a preliminary leaf in the gallery. It is a distinctive feature of this copy, alongside the illustrated purple cover and John C. Ford’s foreword. The publication statement records a 1997 printing of the work copyrighted in 1992.
Publication Details
- Title: Sister Ignatia: Angel of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Author: Mary C. Darrah
- Foreword: John C. Ford, S.J.
- Publisher: Loyola University Press, Chicago
- Printing: 1997; copyright 1992
- Manufacture: Printed in the United States
- ISBN: 0-8294-0712-X
- Format: Paperback
- Inscription: All God’s Blessings, Mary D.
Condition
The purple wrappers show rubbing, scuffing, creasing and wear at the edges, corners and spine, with some curling and wrinkling at the lower front cover. The preliminary leaf bears the ink inscription. Light toning is visible in the interior, and the photographed text pages remain clear. Please review the photographs for this copy’s condition.
