Redemption
Redemption by Mary CotePublished 2011 ~ Writers AMuse Me PublishingReview by Sarah Jane EinersonThe scent of holy oil...
Father Adamo Bianchi returns to Rome to find his mother dying and his sisters on what he sees as the road to total self-destruction. One sister he accuses of prostituting herself, blind to the fact her actions are an act of desperation; the Holy Father has prevented Livia from taking her final vows in order to provide his personal pleasures within the papal suite, the threat of excommunication for her family wielded freely over her head. His younger sister, Chiara, in an attempt to keep food on their table, is discovered keeping company with and doing labor for a Jew. The fear that their transgressions will cost Adamo his cassock and collar consumes him. As his vocation progresses to bishop, then cardinal, he is completely unaware of the sacrifices being made for him by his family. When the Holy Father is murdered, Adamo is forced to face the truth when asked to extract a confession from his sister. Reality blurred by the prestige of his crimson vestments, Adamo chooses his faith over...
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What did I think? I thought-Damn what a great read! Characters alive-dialogue alive-a beginning a middle and a sumptuous, perfect ending. What more could a reader want from a book? It is one that is worth reading more than one time. I am telling my reading fanatic friends to grab this book while they can! What did I think? I thought-Damn what a great read! Characters alive-dialogue alive-a beginning a middle and a sumptuous, perfect ending. What more could a reader want from a book? It is one that is worth reading more than one time. I am telling my reading fanatic friends to grab this book while they can! Redemption by Mary CotePublished 2011 ~ Writers AMuse Me PublishingReview by Sarah Jane EinersonThe scent of holy oil hung heavy in the air, sickeningly sweet. The first words of the book will stay with the reader long after the last words are read. It is not just a story of corruption, abuse and power, but more importantly one of survival,...