Prince of Peace - Hardcover

Carroll, James

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187 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316130141 ISBN 13: 9780316130141

Publisher: Little Brown & Co, 1984

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Set against the history of the American Catholic Church in the twentieth century, the novel chronicles the life of Michael Maguire--athlete, scholar, survivor of a Chinese POW camp, ordained priest--a man whose enormous capacity for love brings painful, unexpected results

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Review:

"so rich and vital it leaves you breathless"

"Probing Psychological detail and wide-screen narritive momentum." The Washington Post
"so rich and vital it leaves you breathless" The Chicago Tribune

About the Author:

James Carroll was raised in Washington, D.C., and ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1969. He served as a chaplain at Boston University from 1969 to 1974, then left the priesthood to become a writer. A distinguished scholar-
in-residence at Suffolk University, he is a columnist for the Boston Globe and a
regular contributor to the Daily Beast.

His critically admired books include Practicing Catholic, the National Book Award winning An American Requiem, House of War, which won the first PEN/Galbraith Award, and the New York Times bestseller Constantine s Sword, now an acclaimed documentary.

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