It is the spring of 2002, and across Boston, trusted priests have been accused of the worst possible betrayal of the souls in their care. Faith explores the fallout for one devout family. Sheila McGann is a truth-teller, estranged from her complicated, demanding Irish-American family. But when her older brother Art, pastor of a large suburban parish, finds himself at the center of the scandal, Sheila returns to Boston, ready to fight for him. What she discovers is more complicated than she imagined. Her strict mother lives ...
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It is the spring of 2002, and across Boston, trusted priests have been accused of the worst possible betrayal of the souls in their care. Faith explores the fallout for one devout family. Sheila McGann is a truth-teller, estranged from her complicated, demanding Irish-American family. But when her older brother Art, pastor of a large suburban parish, finds himself at the center of the scandal, Sheila returns to Boston, ready to fight for him. What she discovers is more complicated than she imagined. Her strict mother lives in a state of angry denial, her younger brother Mike has already convicted his brother in his heart. But most disturbing of all is Art himself, who persistently dodges Sheila's questions and refuses to defend himself.
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An extraordinary novel about a priest entangled in the pedophilia by priests in Boston. It is especially pertinent to those familiar with Boston. Narrated by the sister of an accused priest, it may be the most readable book about the never ending exposure and exposee of those who betrayed the trust of catholic parishioners and of the families of not only the victims but of the families for the priests.
