In Misericorde, queer love and attraction are weighed down by the cross

Hedwig has a lot on her plate. After more than a decade in isolation as an anchoress at Linbarrow Abbey, she was given a grave mission well beyond her powers: discover who murdered Sister Catherine, one of her peers at the convent. While she feels unqualified for the task and is terrified that leaving her sanctified enclosure could mean eternal damnation, she eventually accepts her Mother Superior’s conscription. After all, despite never seeing her face, she had built a strong bond with Catherine through the narrow slit in her stone cell...