James Mangan is a failed poet and when he is deserted by his beautiful wife his life is devastated. Searching among his father's papers he finds a photo of an Irish ancestor, also a poet. In search of his past he uncovers a sad, violent history of incest and madness .

The Mangan Inheritance

Literature & Fiction

brian-moore

Contemporary

Flamingo

Fergus

“The story is told with . . . superb grace and wit.”—The New  Yorker “If reading it upsets you, do not be surprised. . . . Moore has eliminated  our standard escapes from God—a secularized Kingdom or a romanticized  past.”—America“A neat and striking story.”—Times Literary Supplement In the not-too-distant future, the Fourth Vatican Council has abolished  private confession, clerical dress, and the Latin Mass, and opened discussions  about a merger with Buddhism. Authorities in Rome are embarrassed by publicity  surrounding a group of monks who stubbornly celebrate the old Mass in their  island abbey off the coast of Ireland. The clever, assured Father James  Kinsella is dispatched to set things right. At Muck Abbey he meets Abbot Tomás,  a man plagued by doubt who nevertheless leads his monks in the old ways. In the  hands of the masterly Brian Moore, their confrontation becomes a subtle,  provocative parable of doubt and faith.Loyola Classics are new editions of acclaimed Catholic  novels.

Catholics

Pierre Brossard is a Nazi collaborator accused of murdering 14 Jews during World War II, who is still living on the run in contemporary France. He's been sheltered by the Roman Catholic church, but now he has been accused of crimes against humanity and his places to hide are becoming fewer.

The Statement

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

A beautifully written Hitchcockian thriller, full of suspense and intrigue. Somewhere in an unnamed Eastern bloc country, someone is out to silence Cardinal Bem. Is it the Secret Police, or is it -- more shockingly -- fanatical Catholic activists who believe that Bem, by keeping the peace between Church and State, has finally compromised himself too far? Narrowly escaping an assassination attempt, Bem is abducted by sinister, anonymous men, and spirited away to a 'safe house' against his will. Evading his unknown captors, he is faced with a horrifying proposition: no longer sure of whom he can trust, Bem realises that he alone can avert the revolution which threatens to tear his country apart!

The Colour of Blood

Harper-perennial

A timeless classic dealing with the complexity and hardships of relationships, addiction and faith. Judith Hearne, a Catholic middle-aged spinster, moves into yet another bed-sit in Belfast. A socially isolated woman of modest means, she teaches piano to a handful of students to pass the day. Her only social activity is tea with the O'Neill family, who secretly dread her weekly visits. Judith soon meets wealthy James Madden and fantasises about marrying this lively, debonair man. But Madden sees her in an entirely different light, as a potential investor in a business proposal. On realising that her feelings are not reciprocated, she turns to an old addiction -- alcohol. Having confessed her problems to an indifferent priest, she soon loses her faith and binges further. She wonders what place there is for her in a world that so values family ties and faith, both of which she is without.

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Having assumed a different personality for each of her three husbands, a woman suffers the pain of an identity crisis which begins the morning she forgets her name

I Am Mary Dunne

London: Vintage

The Mangan Inheritance Paperback Brian Moore

Vintage

Arrow

Arrow Books

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The Mangan Inheritance

Fergus

Catholics

The Statement

The Colour of Blood

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

I Am Mary Dunne

The Mangan Inheritance Paperback Brian Moore

The Mangan Inheritance

I Am Mary Dunne