But most disturbing of all is Art himself, who persistently dodges Sheila's questions and refuses to defend himself.Īs the scandal forces long-buried secrets to surface, Faith explores the corrosive consequences of one family's history of silence - and the resilience its members ultimately find in forgiveness. Sheila's younger brother, Mike, to her horror, has already convicted his brother in his heart. Her strict, lace-curtain-Irish mother is living in a state of angry denial. What she discovers is more complicated than she imagined. When Art finds himself at the center of the maelstrom, Sheila returns to Boston, ready to fight for him and his reputation. In Faith, Jennifer Haigh explores the fallout for one devout family, the McGanns.Įstranged for years from her difficult and demanding relatives, Sheila McGann has remained close to her older brother, Art, the popular, dynamic pastor of a large suburban parish. Across the city's archdiocese, trusted priests have been accused of the worst possible betrayal of the souls in their care. It is the spring of 2002, and a perfect storm has hit Boston.
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