Crimes of the Father
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Weight | 0.277 kg |
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Dimensions | 2.8 × 12.8 × 19.6 cm |
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Format | Paperback |
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Pages | 400 |
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Year Published | 2018-1-25 |
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Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
ISBN 10 | 1473625386 |
About The Author | Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published thirty-one novels since. They include Schindler's Ark, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler's List, and The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith, Confederates and Gossip From The Forest, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His most recent novels are The Daughters Of Mars, which was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize in 2013, and Shame and the Captives. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including his memoir Homebush Boy, Searching for Schindler and Australians. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney. |
The force and resonance of the issue in question – together with Keneally's wise and thoughtful treatment of it – make for another hugely satisfying read from one of the world's great writers. |
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Other text | A timely, courageous and powerful novel about faith, the church, conscience and celibacy. |
Back Cover Copy | Father Frank Docherty has had his run-ins with the churchauthorities: in the early 1970s, he was expelled from the Sydneyarchdiocese for preaching against the Vietnam War and has lived inCanada as a monk ever since. Twenty-five years later, back in Australia to give a lecture about celibacy and paedophile priests, he comes across an ex-nun who claims to have been abused by a now eminent cleric. If Docherty is to help her, he will be up against an institution bent on avoiding scandal. What is more, the accused man's sister is the woman Docherty nearly broke his vows for long ago. This searing, impassioned novel captures the Catholic Church at a pivotal moment: when it tried to silence its victims, wreaking lasting damage not only on innocents but on itself.'Keneally's theme is sadly familiar, but in the hands of a world-renowned writer . . . Crimes of the Father goes way beyond the familiar. It questions what makes a good priest and, therefore, what makes a bad one.'Peter Stanford, Observer'Pulsing with rage at ecclesiastical complacency . . . narrated with clarity and urgency.'Anthony Cummins, Daily Mail'Wise and thoughtful . . . another hugely satisfying read from one of the world's great writers.' James Walton, Spectator'A convincing argument for the power of fiction to get under the skin of a great contemporary controversy.' James Marriott, The Times |
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