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Overview"""[Haigh is] an expertnatural storyteller with an acute sense of her characters' humanity."" --NewYork Times ""We have the intriguing possibility that the nextgreat American author is already in print."" --Fort Worth Star-Telegram When Sheila McGann setsout to redeem her disgraced brother, a once-beloved Catholic priest in suburbanBoston, her quest will force her to confront cataclysmic truths about herfractured Irish-American family, her beliefs, and, ultimately, herself.Award-winning author Jennifer Haigh follows hercritically acclaimed novels Mrs. Kimbleand The Condition with a captivating, vividly rendered portrait of fraying family ties, and the trials of belief anddevotion, in Faith." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jennifer HaighPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: HarperCollins Edition: Large type / large print edition Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780062065209ISBN 10: 0062065203 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 10 May 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsHaigh deals with complex moral issues in subtle ways, and her narrative is beautifully, sometimes achingly poignant. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Haigh's fourth novel draws you in. . . . You'll be hypnotized until you know where it stops. --Self A masterpiece of tension and tenderness. --More magazine Luminous. . . . The novel has the magnetic, page-turning quality of a detective thriller, but the clues here lead not to objective proof but to insight into a family both vividly specific and astonishingly universal. . . . . Wise. --O magazine With an exquisite sense of drama and mystery, Haigh delivers a taut, well-crafted tale. . . . Indelibly rendered characters, suspenseful pacing, and fearless but sensitive handling of a controversial subject will make this a must-read for book discussion groups. --Booklist (starred review) Both riveting and profound. . . . An incredibly suspenseful novel. --Washington Post FAITH is so emotionally rich, and its story so deftly delivered, that we're absorbed. --Wall Street Journal Expertly wrought. . . . Ms. Haigh, a subtle, serious novelist who happens to have a flair for capturing troubled family dynamics, never allows FAITH to become predictable. . . . Gripping. . . . Substantial. --New York Times Both riveting and profound. . . . An incredibly suspenseful novel. --Washington Post A masterpiece of tension and tenderness. --More magazine Luminous. . . . The novel has the magnetic, page-turning quality of a detective thriller, but the clues here lead not to objective proof but to insight into a family both vividly specific and astonishingly universal. . . . . Wise. --O magazine Haigh deals with complex moral issues in subtle ways, and her narrative is beautifully, sometimes achingly poignant. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) With an exquisite sense of drama and mystery, Haigh delivers a taut, well-crafted tale. . . . Indelibly rendered characters, suspenseful pacing, and fearless but sensitive handling of a controversial subject will make this a must-read for book discussion groups. --Booklist (starred review) Haigh s fourth novel draws you in. . . . You ll be hypnotized until you know where it stops. --Self FAITH is so emotionally rich, and its story so deftly delivered, that we re absorbed. --Wall Street Journal Expertly wrought. . . . Ms. Haigh, a subtle, serious novelist who happens to have a flair for capturing troubled family dynamics, never allows FAITH to become predictable. . . . Gripping. . . . Substantial. --New York Times Expertly wrought. . . . Ms. Haigh, a subtle, serious novelist who happens to have a flair for capturing troubled family dynamics, never allows FAITH to become predictable. . . . Gripping. . . . Substantial. --New York Times With an exquisite sense of drama and mystery, Haigh delivers a taut, well-crafted tale. . . . Indelibly rendered characters, suspenseful pacing, and fearless but sensitive handling of a controversial subject will make this a must-read for book discussion groups. --Booklist (starred review) Author InformationJennifer Haigh is the author of the short-story collection News from Heaven and six bestselling and critically acclaimed novels, including Mrs. Kimble, Faith and Heat and Light, which was named a Best Book of 2016 by the New York Times, The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and NPR. Her books have won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Massachusetts Book Award and the PEN New England Award in Fiction, and have been translated widely. She lives in New England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |