Thomas Keneally is a writer of extraordinary range: from Schindler’s List to The Great Shame his storytelling has engaged milli...
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Jun 20, 2011
David
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Frank Darragh's tale is an ancient one dealing with the perils of innocence in a society where paradise is not only lost but long gone. He is a priest living in rural Australia trying his best to be ethical and human at a time when it appeared that the Japanese were about to invade Australia during World War II. It's painful in places to see where Darragh takes his good faith and how the world and his church make him pay for it. Keneally weaves the tale artfully and takes the big questions head-
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Apr 10, 2009
Kas
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This book is set in 1942 Sydney, from the perspective of a young, and "idealistic (?)" priest. Father Darragh is a man whose religious ideology makes him likeable. He struggles to make sense of what's going on without losing his faith. In a sense, it seemed he wanted to remove the barrier between Christian faith and traditional morality. Remove hypocrisy from our lives. I found myself cheering him on.
Aug 06, 2009
Marvin
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Like Keneally's earlier book, Schindler's List, this is another account of a heroic but flawed character (an Australian priest during WWII) who faces a series of difficult moral choices, with strong support from his faith but lack of support from the church. It reminded me strongly of Graham Greene's best novels.
Sep 07, 2011
Maggie
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Apr 01, 2008
Marguerite
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This wasn't what I expected, but was a nice period piece from a faraway land (Australia braced for a Japanese invasion in World War II). The insider view of the Catholic church rang true, and the plot wasn't bad, either.
Jan 01, 2008
Kristi
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Set in Austrailia, heavy on morality (not a book to take to the beach for a day of light reading) with some interesting insights on the thoughts of Aussie's during WWII and on possible invasion by the Japanese.
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