A compelling and timely novel that explores the underpinnings of a deeply conservative Australian Catholic community whose outward piety hides a shameful underbelly. Thomas, a 23 - year - old student priest, emerges alone from the wilderness four days after surviving a plane crash in the south west of Western Australia. But a missing woman's footprints are found with his, near the crash site. What part did Thomas play in her disappearance? And why does he claim that he can't remember? Sent to a psychiatrist to recover his ...
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A compelling and timely novel that explores the underpinnings of a deeply conservative Australian Catholic community whose outward piety hides a shameful underbelly. Thomas, a 23 - year - old student priest, emerges alone from the wilderness four days after surviving a plane crash in the south west of Western Australia. But a missing woman's footprints are found with his, near the crash site. What part did Thomas play in her disappearance? And why does he claim that he can't remember? Sent to a psychiatrist to recover his memories, Thomas's life and world unravel in ways he could never have foreseen, shaking the very foundations of his faith, his loyalty to the Catholic Church and the vocation he had chosen. Grapplying with impossible expectations and burdened with guilt, the flawed characters show the consequences of oppressive rules colliding with impulses that can't be tamed.
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