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John Reimringer Vestments (Hardback)
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- Publication Name
- Vestments
- Title
- Vestments
- EAN
- 9781571310804
- ISBN
- 9781571310804
- Release Date
- 21/10/2010
- Release Year
- 2010
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Book Title
- Vestments
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Milkweed Editions
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Religious, Literary
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 24.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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A priest struggling with temptation moves back into his working-class childhood home in this "suspenseful, illuminating, and highly readable saga" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review). Let me begin today, illumined by Thy light, to destroy this part of the natural man which lives in me in its entirety, the obstacle that constantly keeps me from Thy Love . . . Taught this prayer as a boy by his grandfather, James Dressler recites it each time he's tempted by earthly desires. Originally drawn to the priesthood by the mystery, purity, and sensual fabric of the Church, as well as by its promise of a safe harbor from his tempestuous home, James nevertheless finds himself -- just a few years after his ordination -- living at home: saying Mass for his mother at the dining room table; avoiding his pugilistic father; playing basketball; preparing to officiate at his brother's wedding, and becoming attracted again to his first love, Betty García. Torn between these opposing desires, and haunted by his familial heritage, James finds himself at a crossroads. Exploring age-old yet urgently contemporary issues in the Catholic Church, and infused throughout with a rich sense of the history and vibrant texture of St. Paul, Minnesota, this is an utterly honest novel filled with "thoughtful themes and lyrical prose" ( Booklist ). "Deeply rooted in history, burning with family furies, and told by a narrator-priest you find yourself rooting for (and wondering about), this is a captivating novel, scene by scene." --Patricia Hampl, author of The Florist's Daughter
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
ISBN-10
1571310800
ISBN-13
9781571310804
eBay Product ID (ePID)
81855780
Product Key Features
Book Title
Vestments
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Religious, Literary
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3618.E564536v47
Reviews
"This book knows the soul of the great old city: the yellowing taverns and fraying neighborhoods, the sense of grace in decline, the doubtful saints wrangling their disbelief. John Reimringer writes with the confidence and observation of one who was there at the time and is there still, and his novel has the knuckles and shouting and beer breath of glory." --Leif Enger, author ofPeace Like a RiverandSo Brave, Young, and Handsome "Ribald and wry, concerned at heart with faith and forgiveness,Vestmentsis a rich, involving debut." --Stewart O'Nan, author ofLast Night at the LobsterandSongs for the Missing, "In this potent debut about a wayward yet devout young priest who struggles to reconcile his faith with longings of the flesh, Reimringer has crafted a suspenseful, illuminating, and highly readable saga." — Publishers Weekly , starred review (Pick of the Week) "This book knows the soul of the great old city: the yellowing taverns and fraying neighborhoods, the sense of grace in decline, the doubtful saints wrangling their disbelief. John Reimringer writes with the confidence and observation of one who was there at the time and is there still, and his novel has the knuckles and shouting and beer breath of glory." — Leif Enger, author of Peace Like a River and So Brave, Young, and Handsome "Ribald and wry, concerned at heart with faith and forgiveness, Vestments is a rich, involving debut." — Stewart O'Nan, author of Last Night at the Lobster and Songs for the Missing "In this memorable, skillful novel, John Reimringer writes compassionately about the tie between violence and yearning, the calls of the body and the calls of the spirit. Many writers can write well about one or the other. The gift of this writer is his rich understanding and love of both. Vestments is a wise, wide, and eloquent book." — Erin McGraw, author of The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard , The Good Life , Lies of the Saints "Deeply rooted in history, burning with family furies, and told by a narrator-priest you find yourself rooting for (and wondering about), this is a captivating novel, scene by scene." — Patricia Hampl, author of The Florist's Daughter, "In this potent debut about a wayward yet devout young priest who struggles to reconcile his faith with longings of the flesh, Reimringer has crafted a suspenseful, illuminating, and highly readable saga." --Publishers Weekly, starred review (Pick of the Week) "This book knows the soul of the great old city: the yellowing taverns and fraying neighborhoods, the sense of grace in decline, the doubtful saints wrangling their disbelief. John Reimringer writes with the confidence and observation of one who was there at the time and is there still, and his novel has the knuckles and shouting and beer breath of glory." --Leif Enger, author ofPeace Like a RiverandSo Brave, Young, and Handsome "Ribald and wry, concerned at heart with faith and forgiveness,Vestmentsis a rich, involving debut." --Stewart O'Nan, author ofLast Night at the LobsterandSongs for the Missing "In this memorable, skillful novel, John Reimringer writes compassionately about the tie between violence and yearning, the calls of the body and the calls of the spirit. Many writers can write well about one or the other. The gift of this writer is his rich understanding and love of both.Vestmentsis a wise, wide, and eloquent book." --Erin McGraw, author ofThe Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard,The Good Life,Lies of the Saints, "In this potent debut about a wayward yet devout young priest who struggles to reconcile his faith with longings of the flesh, Reimringer has crafted a suspenseful, illuminating, and highly readable saga." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review (Pick of the Week) "This book knows the soul of the great old city: the yellowing taverns and fraying neighborhoods, the sense of grace in decline, the doubtful saints wrangling their disbelief. John Reimringer writes with the confidence and observation of one who was there at the time and is there still, and his novel has the knuckles and shouting and beer breath of glory." -- Leif Enger, author of Peace Like a River and So Brave, Young, and Handsome "Ribald and wry, concerned at heart with faith and forgiveness, Vestments is a rich, involving debut." -- Stewart O'Nan, author of Last Night at the Lobster and Songs for the Missing "In this memorable, skillful novel, John Reimringer writes compassionately about the tie between violence and yearning, the calls of the body and the calls of the spirit. Many writers can write well about one or the other. The gift of this writer is his rich understanding and love of both. Vestments is a wise, wide, and eloquent book." -- Erin McGraw, author of The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard , The Good Life , Lies of the Saints "Deeply rooted in history, burning with family furies, and told by a narrator-priest you find yourself rooting for (and wondering about), this is a captivating novel, scene by scene." -- Patricia Hampl, author of The Florist's Daughter
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2010-007143
Dewey Decimal
Fic
Dewey Edition
22
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