Fatherless - Softcover

Brian J. Gail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1931018731 ISBN 13: 9781931018739

Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Called a book of the century, powerful, gripping, deeply moving, hauntingly beautiful, masterfully done, a must read and a freight train page turner! An intensely human tour of the great spiritual battles in the US Catholic church during the late 20th century. Brian Gail takes us out into the trenches and shows what life was like for Catholics good and bad during this critical time. This book is a great opportunity for Catholics to take hold of who they really are. Meticulously researched, brilliantly crafted, Fatherless takes the reader on an unforgettable journey inside Fortune 500 boardrooms and Madison Avenue screening rooms, behind one-way mirrors in America's heartland and two-way screens in church confessionals, to the very peak of Ireland's highest mountain and inside the papal dining room of John Paul II in Rome. It is the searing journey to the center of conscience, however, that marks Fatherless as the signature Catholic novel of its generation. In its pages we meet flesh and blood characters - noble and flawed, driven and seeking; each struggling to achieve the American Dream ... discovering instead a uniquely American nightmare. How each confronts the reality of ethical and moral dilemmas - while struggling to balance faith, family, and career - goes to the very heart of the Catholic experience in America in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. This is a tale you will never forget.

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Meticulously researched, brilliantly crafted, Fatherless takes the reader on an unforgettable journey inside Fortune 500 boardrooms and Madison Avenue screening rooms, behind one way mirrors in America s heartland and two way screens in church confessionals, to the very peak of Ireland s highest mountain and inside the papal dining room of John Paul II in Rome.

It is the searing journey to the center of conscience, however, that marks Fatherless as the signature Catholic novel of its generation. In its pages we meet flesh and blood characters noble and flawed, driven and seeking; each struggling to achieve the American Dream . . . discovering instead a uniquely American nightmare. How each confronts the reality of ethical and moral dilemmas while struggling to balance faith, family, and career goes to the very heart of the Catholic experience in America in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. This is a tale you will never forget. -- Richard J. Neuhaus, (+2009) Editor, First Things Magazine

The remarkable novel Fatherless is a resounding yes to fatherhood . . . especially spiritual fatherhood. It reminds us all of the need to commit ourselves to the truth, to speak truth with courage, and to do so, always, with love. -- Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix

Some novels are seared in our American conscience because they sparked a societal powder keg that was destined to blow. Fatherless may prove to be just such a novel. For anyone who s wondered why the culture has spiraled out of control the past 40 years, this novel is a must read . . . Fatherless addresses head on the pre-eminent sacred cow of our age . . . This is fiction for our time; and not a moment too soon. -- Christopher West, Author and Research Fellow, Theology of the Body Institute

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Edition details

• Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1931018731
• ISBN 13: 9781931018739
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 554