Faith A Novel [Paperback]

[Haigh is] an expertnatural storyteller with an acute sense of her characters' humanity. —NewYork Times
 
We have the intriguing possibility that the nextgreat American author is already in print. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
When Sheila McGann setsout to redeem her disgraced brother, a once-beloved Catholic priest in suburbanBoston, her quest will force her to confront cataclysmic truths about herfractured Irish-American family, her beliefs, and, ultimately, herself.Award-winning author Jennifer Haigh follows hercritically acclaimed novelsMrs. KimbleandThe Conditionwith a captivating,vividly rendered portrait of fraying family ties, and the trials of belief anddevotion, inFaith.

In the spring of 2002, a perfect storm hits Boston: Trustedpriests are accused of the worst possible betrayal.Faithexplores the fallout for one devout family.

Estranged from her family, Sheila McGann returns homewhen her older brother, Art—a popular pastor—finds himselfat the center of the maelstrom. Her strict mother is in a state ofangry denial. Sheila’s younger brother, Mike, has convicted hisbrother in his heart. But most disturbing of all is Art himself,who dodges Sheila’s questions and refuses to defend himself.

As secrets begin to surface,Faithexplores the corrosiveconsequences of one family’s history of silence—and theresilience it finds through forgiveness. A suspenseful tale of onewoman’s quest for the truth,Faithis a haunting meditation onloyalty and family, doubt and belief. Elegantly crafted, sharplyobserved, this is Jennifer Haigh’s most ambitious novel to date.

Both riveting and profound. . . . An incredibly suspenseful novel.A masterpiece of tension and tenderness.Luminous. . . . The novel has the magnetic, page-turning quality of a detective thriller, but the clues here lead not to objl“˜