This Saint Will Change Your Life: 300 Heavenly Allies for Architects, Athletes, Bloggers, Brides, Librarians, Murderers, Whales, Widows, and You - Softcover

Craughwell, Thomas J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594745285 ISBN 13: 9781594745287

Publisher: Quirk Books, 2011

Synopsis

Heaven Help Us!

Your days of worry and frustration are over. Whoever you are, whatever you do, there’s a patron saint who wants to help you—specifically you—with your troubles. This Saint Will Change Your Life features 300 patron saints for every person and situation imaginable.

     ·  There are patron saints for travelers, vegetarians, and women in labor.
     ·  For gamblers, lawyers, and parents with disappointing children.
     ·  For families stressed by houseguests.
     ·  For victims of toothaches, appendicitis, and sore throats.
     ·  For beekeepers, booksellers, sailors, schoolgirls, and even (we kid you not) vampire hunters!

This Saint Will Change Your Life! describes the real-life histories of an amazing variety of holy figures from the Christian faith and reveals how each became associated with particular beneficiaries. Also included are reproductions of 300 full-color holy cards depicting these heavenly helpers in all their glory.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas J. Craughwell has written about saints for the Wall Street Journal, Inside the Vatican, and Catholic Digest, among other national publications. He lives in New York.

Review:

“Artfully written and beautifully illustrated.”—The Beacon

About this edition

• Publisher: Quirk Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1594745285
• ISBN 13: 9781594745287
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480