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The Bishop's Man
by: Linden MacIntyre
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Binding: Hardcover
Fabric Type: 9780307357069
Fax Number: First Edition
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Region Code: 416
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The Bishop's Man
by: Linden MacIntyre
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Back in the fifties there was a book and a subsequent movie called The Man In The Grey Flannel Suit. The Bishop`s Man is a present day take on another organization except that this one is religious and the problems are more contentious. Linden MacIntyre writes a compelling story of one priet`s personal struggle as he attempts to carry out the wishes of his bishop in the rural areas of Noval Scotia.
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Back in the fifties there was a book and a subsequent movie called The Man In The Grey Flannel Suit. The Bishop`s Man is a present day take on another organization except that this one is religious and the problems are more contentious. Linden MacIntyre writes a compelling story of one priet`s personal struggle as he attempts to carry out the wishes of his bishop in the rural areas of Noval Scotia.
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I thought this book was very good and am not surprised that it won an award!
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Very disappointed with this book, hard to keep reading and a difficult story to follow. Not sure how this book was selected for the Giller Prize
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I haven't finished the book yet, but I am 3/4 through. The book is extremely well written which I enjoy. It is building up to something and I am looking forward to the rest of the reading.
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This is a story of redemption and contrition rather than an expose of the predatory, paedophilic practices of the Catholic Church. It is different and well done in this respect.
The big 'however' from me is that the timelines are not always very clear and requires too much work from the reader as the writer is sometimes all over the place chronologically.
Many times, whilst reading, I had a sense of mild irritation at this contrivance. Two story-lines I can abide but once it's 3 or 4 the reading pleasure disappears for me.
That said, the writer is talented and has some wondrous turns of phrase and I felt the pain of the abusees. I also like the insider political machinations of the RC church which leaves God very much on the outside looking in. A study in hypocrisy.
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