Presents a portrait of a small Irish-Catholic parish on the coast of Newfoundland in 1948, where Father MacMurrough tends a flock of dreamers, mutes, lonely women, and lighthouse keepers.
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Patrick Kavanagh was born in 1950 in Newfoundland, Canada. After university in the USA he worked for Amnesty International in Canada. He has also travelled in the far East and assisted in translating Joyce's ULYSSES into Chinese.
Presents a portrait of a small Irish-Catholic parish on the coast of Newfoundland in 1948, where Father MacMurrough tends a flock of dreamers, mutes, lonely women, and lighthouse keepers.
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Condition: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] Publisher: Viking Adult Pub Date: 4/1/1998 Binding: hardcover Pages: 431 Reprint edition. Seller Inventory # 6968672
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