Faith

Jennifer Haigh

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"[Haigh is] an expertnatural storyteller with an acute sense of her characters' humanity." --NewYork Times

"We have the intriguing possibility that the next great American author is already in print." --Fort Worth Star-Telegram

When Sheila McGann setsout to redeem her disgraced brother, a once-beloved Catholic priest in suburban Boston, her quest will force her to confront cataclysmic truths about herfractured Irish-American family, her beliefs, and, ultimately, herself. Award-winning author Jennifer Haigh follows hercritically acclaimed novels Mrs. Kimble and The Condition with a captivating, vividly rendered portrait of fraying family ties, and the trials of belief anddevotion, in Faith.

Book Details

Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publish Date: Jan 17th, 2012
Pages: 352
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.30in - 1.10in - 0.55lb
EAN: 9780060755812
Categories: • Family Life - Siblings• Science Fiction - General• Religious - General

About the Author

Haigh, Jennifer: -

Jennifer Haigh is the author of the short-story collection News from Heaven and six bestselling and critically acclaimed novels, including Mrs. Kimble, Faith and Heat and Light, which was named a Best Book of 2016 by the New York Times, The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and NPR. Her books have won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Massachusetts Book Award and the PEN New England Award in Fiction, and have been translated widely. She lives in New England.

Praise for this book

"Both riveting and profound. . . . An incredibly suspenseful novel." -- Washington Post

"A masterpiece of tension and tenderness." -- More magazine

"Luminous. . . . The novel has the magnetic, page-turning quality of a detective thriller, but the clues here lead not to objective proof but to insight into a family both vividly specific and astonishingly universal. . . . . Wise." -- O magazine

"Haigh deals with complex moral issues in subtle ways, and her narrative is beautifully, sometimes achingly poignant." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"With an exquisite sense of drama and mystery, Haigh delivers a taut, well-crafted tale. . . . Indelibly rendered characters, suspenseful pacing, and fearless but sensitive handling of a controversial subject will make this a must-read for book discussion groups." -- Booklist (starred review)

"Haigh's fourth novel draws you in. . . . You'll be hypnotized until you know where it stops." -- Self

"FAITH is so emotionally rich, and its story so deftly delivered, that we're absorbed." -- Wall Street Journal

"Expertly wrought. . . . Ms. Haigh, a subtle, serious novelist who happens to have a flair for capturing troubled family dynamics, never allows FAITH to become predictable. . . . Gripping. . . . Substantial." -- New York Times