Patricia Walsh Chadwick grew up in a religious community-turned-cult in the Boston area. At the age of 17, she was forced out of her home, leaving behind her entire family. From her first job as a receptionist at a brokerage firm, she clawed her way up the ladder in that bastion of male chauvinism: Wall Street. By going to college at night, she achieved her degree in economics from Boston University and headed to New York City. With a drive that earned her the moniker “Witch of Wall Street,” she rose from the ranks of research analyst to portfolio manager. A turning point in her life was giving birth to twins at the age of 45, and she continued forward in her career, becoming a global partner at Invesco. At the turn of the millennium, she left Wall Street behind and embarked on a second career as a corporate board director.

Leonard Feeney, a controversial (soon-to-be excommunicated) Catholic priest, has founded a religious community called the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Center's members surrender all earthly possessions and aspects of their life, including their children, to him. Patricia Chadwick was one of those children, and LITTLE SISTER is her account of growing up in the Feeney sect. Separated from her parents and forbidden to speak to them, Patricia bristles against the community’s draconian rules, yearning for another life. When, at 17, she is banished from the Center, she faces the world alone, without skills, family or money but empowered with faith and a fierce determination to succeed on her own --- which she does, rising eventually to the upper echelons of the world of finance and investing.