The Keys of the Kingdom

Cronin, A. J.

ISBN 10: 0575009217 / ISBN 13: 9780575009219

Published by Angus and Robertson, 1979

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DJ will be clean and have at most light wear. Book will have been read but remains in good condition. Clean and tight binding. Cover may show slight wear. Contents will be clean and free from markings. Seller Inventory # 9999-9994055564

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Keys of the Kingdom

Publisher: Angus and Robertson

Publication Date: 1979

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis:

Scottish orphan Francis Chisholm never intended to be a priest. Nevertheless, brimming with youthful vigour, he does his best to make life easier for the working poor. His superiors however view the boxing clubs and dances as disturbing proof that he is a maverick and when the mission in China needs a new recruit he is requested to apply.

Pai-Tan 1902. The mission is deserted and the local Chinese do not respond to him with gratitude but rather bemusement tinged with disdain. But Chisholm decides to stay and find a way to connect and build a life with a people and in a land so different from his own. Then civil war looms and his faith and courage are put violently to the test.

Review:

'Cronin is a first-rate literary craftsman with an honest love of simple humanity' (Time Magazine)

'Full of life and people and colour' (Harper's Magazine)

'A magnificent story of the great adventure of individual goodness' (New York Times Book Review)