Frost in May by Antonia White Genres: British Literature, Fiction, Religion Original Publication Date: Originally published in 1933. Republished by Virago Books in 1978. Source: I purchased this book Goodreads Find the Author: Website, Goodreads, Amazon In Frost in May, Nanda Gray, the daughter of a Catholic convert, is nine when she is sent to the Convent of Five Wounds. Quick-witted, resilient and eager to please, she accepts this closed world where, with all the enthusiasm of the outsider, her desires and passions become only those the school permits. Her only deviation from total obedience is the passionate friendships she makes. Convent life is perfectly captured – the smell of…