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A sister of Saint Thrse of Lisieux, Lonie Martin (1863-1941) was one of the five daughters of Zlie and Louis Martin, who were canonized by Pope Francis. She was the least gifted of the five Martin sisters, an emotionally disturbed child who suffered much and caused much anguish in her family. Marie Baudouin-Croix has carefully researched Lonie's life, including her mother's voluminous correspondence about her family life. In letters to her daughters, sister, brother, and sister-in-law, Zlie confided the challenges she faced in raising Lonie. Yet Lonie was the first one in the Martin family to understand and to follow Thrse's Little Way. After three valiant but unsuccessful attempts to enter consecrated religious life, Lonie was finally accepted by the Visitation Order in Caen.