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The bishop's man : a novel / Linden MacIntyre.

MacIntyre, Linden. (Author).

Summary:

Father Duncan MacAskill has spent most of his priesthood as the Exorcist a man employed by his bishop to tidy away potential scandal. While sent by his bishop to a contry parish to avoid a big media scandal, Duncan must confront his consequences of past cover-ups and the suppression of his own human needs.
Father Duncan MacAskill has spent most of his priesthood as the "Exorcist' --an enforcer employed by his bishop to discipline wayward priests and suppress potential scandal. He knows all of the devious ways that lonely priests persuade themselves that their needs trump their vows, but he's about to be sorely tested himself. While sequestered by his bishop 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0307357066
  • ISBN: 9780307357076 (trd. pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780307357069 (hc)
  • ISBN: 9780307357069
  • Physical Description: 399 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Publisher: Toronto : Random House Canada, c2009.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
All Ages.
Awards Note:
2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize: Winner.
Subject: Scandals > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Secrets > Fiction
Guilt > Fiction.
Priests > Fiction.
Cape Breton (N.S. : County) > Fiction.
Nova Scotia > Fiction.
Genre: Canadian fiction.
Topic Heading: Festival of the Written Arts 2018 > Sechelt (B.C.)

Available copies

  • 26 of 26 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
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Prince Rupert Library MacIn (Text) 33294001692391 Adult Fiction - Second Floor Volume hold Available -
Alert Bay Public Library AF MAC (Text) 35125000092233 Canadian Volume hold Available -
Beaver Valley Public Library F MAC (Text) 35144000024641 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Bridge River Branch AF MAC (Text) 35180200133501 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Burns Lake Public Library AF (Text) 35198000455437 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Castlegar Public Library FIC MAC (Text) 35146001452622 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Chetwynd Public Library Fic Mac (Text) 35222000934868 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
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Summary: Father Duncan MacAskill has spent most of his priesthood as the Exorcist a man employed by his bishop to tidy away potential scandal. While sent by his bishop to a contry parish to avoid a big media scandal, Duncan must confront his consequences of past cover-ups and the suppression of his own human needs.
Father Duncan MacAskill has spent most of his priesthood as the "Exorcist' --an enforcer employed by his bishop to discipline wayward priests and suppress potential scandal. He knows all of the devious ways that lonely priests persuade themselves that their needs trump their vows, but he's about to be sorely tested himself. While sequestered by his bishop 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.

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