So Close to Heaven

<p><strong>A harrowing tale of a single woman's fight to preserve her beloved abbey a tale of courage and perserverance - based on a true story.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>South Tirol Sabiona Abbey 1796:</strong> Magdalena a Benedictine nun lives with her fellow sisters at Sabiona Abbey a secluded monastery atop a cliff high above the Eisack valley and only reachable by a strenuous climb. In this simple life of work prayer and reading Magdalena feels safe from the world assured that her secret will remain hidden forever. </p><p><br></p><p>Until one-hundred-seventy Tirolian soldiers demand entry Napoleon's army is almost upon them. As the world Magdalena has so carefully built crumbles she must make a choice: leave the abbey to join her sisters at the bishop's summer residence or fight to save it-even if it may cost her everything.</p>