Synopsis
In this moving novel, Father Hugh Kennedy, a recovering alcoholic, to Boston to his damaged priesthood. There he is drawn into the unruly world of the Carmodys, a sprawling, prosperous Irish family teeming with pion and riddled with secrets. The story of this entanglement is a beautifully rendered tale of grace and renewal, of friend and longing, of loneliness and spiritual aridity giving way to hope.
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A realistic Christian novel of hope in a non-Christian age."--"New England Quarterly"
"A deeply felt and eloquently expressed work . . . A quiet, gentle novel of considerable insight and charm . . ."--"Library Journal"
"O'Connor succeeds in delineating poignantly the overwhelming spiritual storms of the soul which assail the conscientious clergyman."--"The Christian Century"
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
In this moving novel, Father Hugh Kennedy, a recovering alcoholic, returns to Boston to repair his damaged priesthood. There he is drawn into the unruly world of the Carmodys, a sprawling, prosperous Irish family teeming with passion and riddled with secrets. The story of this entanglement is a beautifully rendered tale of grace and renewal, of friendship and longing, of loneliness and spiritual aridity giving way to hope.
About the Author
Edwin O'Connor (1918-1968) is best known for "The Last Hurrah "(1956), an acclaimed novel of Boston politics, but many critics regard "The Edge of Sadness "(1961) as his finest work. "The Edge of Sadness" was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961.
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