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Crimes of the father : a novel / Thomas Keneally.
Record details
- ISBN: 1501128485
- ISBN: 9781501128486
- ISBN: 9781501128486 : HRD
- ISBN: 1501128485 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781501128486
- ISBN: 1501128485
- Physical Description: x, 334 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2017.
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | From one of our greatest living writers, a bold and timely novel about sin cloaked in sacrament, shame that enforces silence, and the courage of one priest who dares to speak truth to power. Sent away from his native Australia to Canada due to his radical preaching against the Vietnam War, apartheid, and other hot button issues, Father Frank Docherty made for himself a satisfying career as a psychologist and monk. When he returns to Australia to lecture on the future of celibacy and the Catholic Church, he is unwittingly pulled into the lives of two people, a young man, via his suicide note, and an ex-nun, both of whom claim to have been sexually abused by a prominent monsignor. As a member of the commission investigating sex abuse within the Church, and as a man of character and conscience, Docherty decides he must confront each party involved and try to bring the matter to the attention of both the Church and the secular authorities. What follows will shake him to the core and call into question many of his own choices. This riveting, profoundly thoughtful novel is "the work of a richly experienced and compassionate writer [with] an understanding of a deeply wounded culture" (Sydney Morning Herald). It is an exploration of what it is to be a person of faith in the modern world, and of the courage it takes to face the truth about an institution you love. |
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| Subject: | Catholic Church > Corrupt practices > Fiction. Sydney (N.S.W.) > Fiction. Sex crimes > Fiction. Scandals > Fiction. Clergy > Fiction. Clergy > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. |
Available copies
- 25 of 25 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 25 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansonia Public Library | FIC KENEALLY, THOMAS (Text) | 34045120749572 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | F KENEALLY T (Text) | 32544072474983 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | FIC KENEALLY (Text) | 34000081252686 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Brookfield Library | F/KENEALLY (Text) | 34029139720535 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | FIC KENEALLY (Text) | 34000081252694 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | FIC KENEALLY (Text) | 34014140329534 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Chester Public Library | KEN (Text) | 33210000393013 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Derby Public Library | FIC KEN (Text) | 34047138791232 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Side Branch - Bridgeport | FIC KENEALLY (Text) | 34000081252710 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe | FIC KENEALLY,T (Text) | 34026139797232 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Author Notes
Crimes of the Father : A Novel
Thomas Keneally was born in Sydney, Australia on October 7, 1935. Although he initially studied for the Catholic priesthood, he abandoned that idea in 1960, turning to teaching and clerical work before writing and publishing his first novel, The Place at Whitton, in 1964. Since that time he has been a full-time writer, aside from the occasional stint as a lecturer or writer-in-residence. He won the Booker Prize in 1982 for Schindler's Ark, which Stephen Spielberg adapted into the film Schindler's List. He won the Miles Franklin Award twice with Bring Larks and Heroes and Three Cheers for the Paraclete. His other fiction books include The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, Gossip from the Forest, Confederates, The People's Train, Bettany's Book, An Angel in Australia, The Widow and Her Hero, and The Daughters of Mars. His nonfiction works include Searching for Schindler, Three Famines, The Commonwealth of Thieves, The Great Shame, and American Scoundrel. In 1983, he was awarded the order of Australia for his services to Australian Literature. Thomas Keneally is the recipient of the 2015 Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. The award, formerly known as the Writers' Emeritus Award, recognises 'the achievements of eminent literary writers over the age of 60 who have made an outstanding and lifelong contribution to Australian literature. (Bowker Author Biography)
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