In Faith, Jennifer Haigh explores the fallout for one devout family, the McGanns. Haigh has truly confronted the blight of clerical abuse. Across the city’s archdiocese, trusted priests have been accused of the worst possible betrayal of the souls in their care. 'Faith' is so emotionally rich, and its story so deftly delivered, that we're absorbed even as the novel leaves lingering doubts whether Ms. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.īoth comments and pings are currently closed. Title: Faith Author: Jennifer Haigh Synopsis (Courtesy of Powell’s Books): It is the spring of 2002 and a perfect storm has hit Boston. Having addressed fracking in Heat and Light (2016), Haigh now tackles abortion in a polemical novel that revolves around a Boston women’s clinic.

On Thursday, May 12th, 2011 at 10:58 am and is filed under 2011 - Summer, Fiction, Readers Advisory. MERCY STREET Kirkus Reviews Having addressed fracking in Heat and Light (2016), Haigh now tackles abortion in a polemical novel that revolves around a Boston women’s clinic. Large Print, HarperLuxe Audio, Dreamscape and Playaway …brings a refreshing degree of humanity to a story you think you know well, and in chapters both riveting and profound, she catches the avalanche of guilt this tragedy unleashes in one devout family. The story follows a woman as she investigates accusations of sexual abuse against her stepbrother, a Catholic priest. Already hailed with 3 starred prepub reviews, Galle圜hat buzz and four of a possible four stars in People magazine, Jennifer Haigh’s Faith receives a powerful review from Ron Charles in the Washington Post.

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