On Saturday, Lily McSharry returns to her island home with her young husband. Absent from the welcoming crowd at the pier is Lily's first love, Hugh, now Fr. McMahon, the island curate. In a powerful story of conflict between religion and love, McMahon must choose between celibacy and a renewed involvement with Lily. The explosive and passionate story that unfolds is told with skilful exacting prose, of the kind that has led to Liam O'Flaherty being described as 'a master weaver of words'.
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On Saturday, Lily McSharry returns to her island home with her young husband. Absent from the welcoming crowd at the pier is Lily's first love, Hugh, now Fr. McMahon, the island curate. In a powerful story of conflict between religion and love, McMahon must choose between celibacy and a renewed involvement with Lily. The explosive and passionate story that unfolds is told with skilful exacting prose, of the kind that has led to Liam O'Flaherty being described as 'a master weaver of words'.
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