The Hungry Grass /
Richard Power.
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| Summary: | Father Tom Conroy - a spiky, difficult man - dies at a reunion of his seminary colleagues. As this masterly novel unfolds, we learn about the life that formed this troublesome priest. Tom Conroy knows his life has been a failure; his decision to become a priest was itself an impulsive act, and he has little conventional faith in the dogmas of his church. He ministers to the eccentric, the old and the dying, and despises the thrusting modernisers of church and state like his uncle, a corrupt local politician. This is a compulsively readable and engaging picture of a world on the cusp of change, full of pathos and salty humour. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Bodley Head,
1969.
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| Notes: | Physical description: 287 pages ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0370014138 9780370014135 9781784977412 1784977411 |