The Devil's Advocate - Softcover

West, Morris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1525256408 ISBN 13: 9781525256400

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant, 2017

Synopsis

In an impoverished village in southern Italy, the enigmatic life and mysterious death of Giacomo Nerone has inspired talk of sainthood. Father Blaise Meredith, a dying English priest, is sent by the Vatican to investigate. As he tries to untangle the web of facts, rumours and outright lies that surround Nerone, The Devil's Advocate reminds us how the power of goodness ultimately prevails over despair. The Devil's Advocate was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the W.H. Heinemann Award of the Royal Society of Literature, and was made into a film. It sold three million copies in its first two years and remains one of Morris West's most popular novels. A reading experience of real emotional intensity.' The New York Times Book Review An engrossing story, expertly told, about a set of fascinating people.' Chicago Sunday Tribune Brilliant and deeply disturbing. The Daily Telegraph

About this title

About the Author:

Morris West was one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century. He wrote 28 novels, several of which were made into films, as well as plays and non-fiction. Australian-born, his books have sold nearly 70 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 28 languages. He is best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate, The Shoes of the Fisherman and The Clowns of God.

About this edition

• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1525256408
• ISBN 13: 9781525256400
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 446