Bishop's Man

from lamour

Set in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, we meet Father MacAskill, a Catholic priest who serves his bishop as a troubleshooter putting out fires when a priest is accused of molesting children or stealing from the church collection. He also carries a secret from his past when he served as a missionary in ...

from Cecilturtle

I was very much taken with this book which can be read at many levels: a criticism of the Catholic Church and the scandals it tried to cover up, a discourse on appearances and the ill-effects of rumours, an attempt at ethics and morals in a world of grey areas and the struggle of man trying to co...

from veevoxvoom

Summary: Father Duncan MacAskill is a priest that other priests fear. His job is to root out problem priests, particularly priests who have disobeyed their vows of chastity. Recently he has moved to a new parish in Cape Breton where a troubled teen has been acting out. As Father Duncan deals with...

from veevoxvoom

Summary: Father Duncan MacAskill is a priest that other priests fear. His job is to root out problem priests, particularly priests who have disobeyed their vows of chastity. Recently he has moved to a new parish in Cape Breton where a troubled teen has been acting out. As Father Duncan deals with...

from gypsysmom

CBC placed this book on the 100 Books that Make us Proud to be Canadian list and I can see why. It also won the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2009. Linden MacIntyre is possibly best known for being a journalist but his career as a novelist is nothing to be sneezed at. This book will, I believe, be a...