Faith - Hardcover

Haigh, Jennifer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060755806 ISBN 13: 9780060755805

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2011

Synopsis

"[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.

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Review:

"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'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

"Both riveting and profound. . . . An incredibly suspenseful novel."--Washington Post

"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)"

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0060755806
• ISBN 13: 9780060755805
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 318