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Author: Charles Michael Casper
Publisher: Old Stone Press
Imprint: Old Stone Press
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.195kg
ISBN: 9781938462375
ISBN 10: 1938462378
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 14 April 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Casper bravely trespasses into the musty sacristy of the Catholic Church, shedding some needed light.... He gives us an accurate snapshot of Catholicism in mid 20th century. Tom Borders, Co-founder Borders Book Shop A powerful read. With great stylistic irony, Casper does not shirk from addressing serious issues of the church and its moral character. . . . I wanted to read more. --SANDRA BRYANT, Teacher K-12 A novel set in the 1950s, but as relevant today as ever. The abuses and coverup of the Catholic Church have spanned decades. Charles Casper's debut novel is gripping and important. --JACK W. PERRY, Founder 38enso Publishing Insightful . . . a very good depiction of how the pedophilia crisis was mishandled by the Catholic Church for decades. --SUSAN FOLEY, Educator
A powerful read. With great stylistic irony, Casper does not shirk from addressing serious issues of the church and itsmoral character. . . . I wanted to read more. --SANDRA BRYANT, Teacher K-12 A novel set in the 1950s, but as relevant today as ever. The abuses and coverup of the Catholic Church have spanned decades. Charles Casper's debut novel is gripping and important. --JACK W. PERRY, Founder 38enso Publishing Insightful . . . a very good depiction of how the pedophilia crisis was mishandled by the Catholic Church for decades. --SUSAN FOLEY, Educator
"""A debut novel focuses on a scandal in mid-20th century American town.An unadorned but cumulatively powerful look at the previous generations's Catholicism. Casper neatly evokes the ingrained societal trust placed in a church that was often busy hiding abuses and shuttling predators from parish to parish rather than expelling them and handing them over to the police. Readers will feel conflicting emotions effectively."" Kirkus Reviews ""Casper bravely trespasses into the musty sacristy of the Catholic Church, shedding some needed light.... He gives us an accurate snapshot of Catholicism in mid 20th century."" Tom Borders, Co-founder Borders Book Shop ""A powerful read. With great stylistic irony, Casper does not shirk from addressing serious issues of the church and its moral character. . . . I wanted to read more."" -SANDRA BRYANT, Teacher K-12 ""A novel set in the 1950s, but as relevant today as ever. The abuses and coverup of the Catholic Church have spanned decades. Charles Casper's debut novel is gripping and important."" -JACK W. PERRY, Founder 38enso Publishing ""Insightful . . . a very good depiction of how the pedophilia crisis was mishandled by the Catholic Church for decades.""-SUSAN FOLEY, Educator"
Author Information
First-time author Charles Michael Casper spent several years on the West Coast in California and Washington State before returning to his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky in the late 1970's. He began his career in real estate, ultimately co-founding a not-for-profit, affordable housing partnership for low income clients. This is his first novel.
