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Born in Lyon in 1903, just a century ago, Paule de Mulatier (Marie de la Trinité) entered into the Dominican order of missionaries of the rural world in 1930. She was soon general assistant then put in charge of the novices. Ten years later, she had to submit to therapy by numerous psychiatrists, including Jacques Lacan for four years, and to suffer the most violent treatments. When cured, she practiced in the context of psychosomatic therapy consultations at the Vaugirard hospital in Paris, where she showed the most remarkable gifts. She then rejoined her community before retreating into a semi-hermitic life in Flavigny (Côte d'Or). She died in 1980. Christiane Sanson's book is extremely interesting for several reasons. It contributes to the history of the foundation and development (before the Mission de Paris and the Mission de France) of a congregation that is at the forefront of renewal in missionary work. It also treats some issues that are still topical today: the excesses of authority and obedience the distinction and the links between spirituality and psychology and enduring what is commonly called a nervous breakdown. A rich introduction to the spiritual experience and the writings of Marie de la Trinité.