by Linden Mac Intyre (Author)
Father Duncan MacAskill has spent most of his priesthood as the 'Exorcist' - an enforcer employed by his bishop to discipline wayward clergy and suppress potential scandal. He knows all the devious ways that lonely priests persuade themselves that their needs trump their vows, but he's about to be sorely tested himself. Sequestered in a small rural parish to avoid an impending public controversy, Duncan must confront the consequences of past cover-ups and the suppression of his own human needs. Pushed to the breaking point by loneliness, tragedy and sudden self-knowledge, Duncan discovers how hidden obsessions and guilty secrets either find their way to the light of understanding, or poison any chance we have for love and spiritual peace.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Published: 11 Mar 2010
ISBN 10: 0224089722
ISBN 13: 9780224089722
Book Overview: From an award-winning writer and broadcast journalist, a deeply wise and moving novel that explores the guilty minds and spiritual evasions of Catholic priests.