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Faith

Jennifer Haigh

Start date: October 3, 2011

Finish date: November 30, 2011

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Sep 07, 2011 Linda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: chcpl, owned

Told from the view of the sister of a Boston priest accused of pedophilia. Father Arthur Breen's life is full of people who love him, especially his mother and his housekeeper and more tangentally, his half-sister, Shelia McGann. Once he is accused of the unthinkable, she rushes to his defense and his side, leaving her job in Philadelphia to supply moral support to her brother. Her other brother, Michael McGann, is not as sure that the good Father is innocent. Each sets out to find the truth.
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Mar 21, 2011 Gayla Bassham rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2011-reads, best-books-of-2011

So I loved this book. I have read all of Haigh's novels--I've been following her since her debut (Mrs. Kimble)--but with this book she has really realized her promise. It's smartly and elegantly written. I admired the characterization in the novel, particularly in the narrator. I have quibbles--the beginning is a bit slow; the coda a tad too long; certain characters may be a shade too good, or a shade too bad--but it is still so well-done. Definitely Haigh's best novel, and I will be surprised i ...more

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Nov 20, 2011 Sera rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, literary-fiction, library

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Apr 16, 2011 Denise rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, knocked-my-socks-off, female-author, favorite-books

I was fortunate to receive an ARC of this novel which I read in just over two days; I could not put it down. I have long been a Jennifer Haigh fan, and I feel that FAITH may be her best yet...a crowning achievement, in fact. Jennifer Haigh is probably one of the best contemporary female authors today.

The story is told by Sheila, sister to brothers Arthur and Mike. Arthur 'Art' is a Catholic priest who is accused of molesting the child of his rectory housekeeper's daughter. The novel is so much m ...more

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May 08, 2011 Julie rated it it was ok

Shelves: audiobooks

I expected to like this more than I did. There was way too many people unwilling to speak their minds for my comfort, and that made it seem a bit unrealistic.

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