I am a totally different person from the woman who went into the convent; What is it like to live in an enclosed convent, where life is devoted to prayer and you have only minimal contact with the outside world? The BBC found four very different volunteers prepared to live like nuns for six weeks, and later this month their experiences will be shown on The Convent. Here, two of them tell us how their lives were changed. From: The Mail on Sunday (London, England) | Date: June 4, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: CATHERINE O'BRIEN

Angela Dickson, 43, gave up a lucrative job as a recruitment consultant to take part in The Convent. She is single and has homes in Nottingham and Tuscany

I have always been ambitious, energetic and good with people, and if you had met me six months ago, you might have found my lifestyle enviable. I enjoyed exotic holidays, ate out every night, drove a BMW convertible and had as much money as I wanted. But behind my success was a disastrous personal life. When a friend sent me the advert for The Convent, I knew immediately that I was that ...

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