Summary: When Sheila McGann sets out to redeem her disgraced brother, a once-beloved Catholic priest in suburban Boston, her quest will force her to confront cataclysmic truths about her fractured Irish-American family, her beliefs, and, ultimately, herself.
My Thoughts: I almost considered bowing out of this tour, because I just could not get into this book. I only finished it because I had agreed to read it as part of a tour. I am quite disappointed, because it sounds really good – and I’ve read many positive reviews. I guess this one just isn’t for me. For what it’s worth, it did keep me more interested through about the last quarter (maybe a little less), but my that point I was tired of reading it.
If you’re even remotely interested in this book, don’t let me dissuade you from looking into it. Find other reviews (this is part of a tour, so check the tour page for links), check it out from your library. Ask someone. (Anyone who has read this book is welcome to add their comments below, including a link to their own review, if one exists.)
Favorite Quote: Oddly, I did find one quote that I absolutely love.
Faith is a decision. In its most basic form, it is a choice. ~ page 160 (ARC)
I hadn’t ever thought about faith this way, but it’s true. At the very beginning, one chooses whether or not to believe. And it doesn’t just apply to faith associated with religion, but faith of any kind. Faith in someone to make the right choice about something. Faith in your spouse to stay true to you. Or any number of things.
My Rating: 1.5 stars
Source: Received from publisher for review to use as part of a blog tour promotion on TLC Book Tours.
About the Author: Jennifer Haigh is the author of the New York Times bestseller Baker Towers, winner of the 2006 PEN/L. L. Winship Award for outstanding book by a New England author; Mrs. Kimble, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction and was a finalist for the Book Sense Book of the Year; and The Condition.
Her fiction has appeared in Granta, Ploughshares, Good Housekeeping, and elsewhere. She lives in the Boston area.
Visit Jennifer at her website.
Tour Info: For the main page for this blog tour, including more reviews of this book on other blogs, visit TLC’s post.
Challenges: Counts for 100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge 2011.
FTC Disclosure: All items reviewed were either obtained by me for my own enjoyment or sent (from the author, publisher, publicist, via tour sites, etc.) in exchange for an honest review. I receive no monetary compensation for my posts. All opinions expressed are my own.
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That is just too bad
It sounds interesting though. Great, honest review 
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I have heard so many really good things about this book. I was very surprised that I didn’t!
Darn, and it seems like everyone else is really enjoying this one. Ah well, sometimes a book is just not a good fit.
Thanks for sticking with it and for being a part of the tour.
I know. I was so hopeful going in, and so disappointed. I’ve seen so many positive reviews – it must be me!
Thanks, as always, for including me on the tour!
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My husband read and loved this one and as I was helping him pick a teaser, I came across many good ones. However, this book just didn’t appeal to me in spite of him saying it is a “must read.” Here’s the link to his review: http://ourstack.blogspot.com/2011/07/faith-by-jennifer-haigh-is-must-read.html
I am surprised to see you really hated this one (a 1.5 rating).
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I gotta tell you, I was quite surprised, too. I wonder if I read it again at another point in my life whether I’d like it more.
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