Faith LP - Softcover

Haigh, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062065203 ISBN 13: 9780062065209

Publisher: Harperluxe, 2017

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2011-05-10 Pages: 448 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US Theyre here for a higher education and you wont believe how far theyll go Dexter College is a small liberal arts college in the quiet town of Home.... . Maine. But it wont stay quiet for long with this group of freshmen. Theres Shipley-blonde and beautiful. the object of envy and more than a little lust. Determined to assert herself and to shed her good-girl image. she buys cigarettes and condoms. because thats what every self-respecting college girl does. Her edgy roommate. Eliza. came to Dexter to get noticed. and she has the attitude and the mouth to prove it. Then theres Tom. Handsome. privileged. used to getting his own way. hes a jock-turned-artist who thinks his paintings will change the world. Sensitive Nick. Toms wake-and-bake pot-smoking roommate. wants to follow in the footsteps of his b...

About this title

Product Description:

"[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.

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

"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

"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)

About this edition

• Publisher: Harperluxe
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0062065203
• ISBN 13: 9780062065209
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 446