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Random House
March 2010
On Sale: February 23, 2010
402 pages ISBN: 0812975960 EAN: 9780812975963 Paperback (reprint)
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Fiction Family Life | Historical
In the summer of 1922, Robert Shannon, a Marine chaplain and
a young American hero of the Great War, lands in Ireland. He
still suffers from shell shock, and his mentor hopes that a
journey Robert had always wanted to make—to find his family
roots along the banks of the River Shannon—will restore his
equilibrium and his vocation. But there is more to the
story: On his return from the war, Robert had witnessed
startling corruption in the Archdiocese of Boston. He has
been sent to Ireland to secure his silence—permanently. As
Robert faces the dangers of a strife-torn Ireland roiling in
civil war, the nation’s myths and people, its beliefs and
traditions, unfurl healingly before him. And the River
Shannon gives comfort to the young man who is inspired by
the words of his mentor: “Find your soul and you’ll live.”
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