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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Doubleday
Publication date
March 1, 2003
Pages
319
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385507639
ISBN-10
0385507631
Dimensions
1 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.30 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$25.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
At the height of World War II, Father Frank Darragh, a young priest embarking on his new career in the church, finds himself torn between his conscience and the Catholic Church as he struggles with the temptation of the flesh in the person of seductive parishioner Kate Heggarty, a situation that is complicated by her murder and by accusations that he caused her death.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Thomas Keneally is a writer of extraordinary range: from Schindlerâs List to The Great Shame his storytelling has engaged millions of readers. Now, after a brief departure into non-fiction, he is back with a novel as timely as it is enduring.
On the outskirts of Sydney, Father Frank Darragh is embarking on his new life of priesthood just as war erupts in the Pacific theater. American GIs pour into Father Darraghâs neighborhood, and with them comes a reminder of the atrocities abounding nearby. Determined to shun hypocrisy, the earnest priest finds himself constantly at odds with his superiors, who frown on his efforts to rescue an errant black soldier and pay deathbed visits to the wayward. But Frank Darragh persists, becoming his parishâs most popular confessor, particularly among wives of Australian servicemen who confront an array of temptations while their husbands are away.
One such parishioner, Kate Heggarty, turns the tables of temptation on young Darragh, challenging his spiritual beliefs and stirring a vulnerable place in his heart. When Kate is found murdered, his anguish is only compounded by accusations that he caused her death. Poignantly depicting the conflicts between the secular and the holy, and between the family of Darraghâs birth and the brotherhood of priests, OFFICE OF INNOCENCE is a tale set in the most compelling of circumstances. Drawing on his own experience studying for the priesthood in his youth, Thomas Keneally has created an endearing protagonist who speaks to the conundrums of our age while paying tribute to quiet heroes of the past.
âIn the style of the best historians, [Keneally] allows the intrinsic power of the tales he tells and the people who populate his pages to draw the reader into a fully elaborated universe.â
-The New York Times
On the outskirts of Sydney, Father Frank Darragh is embarking on his new life of priesthood just as war erupts in the Pacific theater. American GIs pour into Father Darraghâs neighborhood, and with them comes a reminder of the atrocities abounding nearby. Determined to shun hypocrisy, the earnest priest finds himself constantly at odds with his superiors, who frown on his efforts to rescue an errant black soldier and pay deathbed visits to the wayward. But Frank Darragh persists, becoming his parishâs most popular confessor, particularly among wives of Australian servicemen who confront an array of temptations while their husbands are away.
One such parishioner, Kate Heggarty, turns the tables of temptation on young Darragh, challenging his spiritual beliefs and stirring a vulnerable place in his heart. When Kate is found murdered, his anguish is only compounded by accusations that he caused her death. Poignantly depicting the conflicts between the secular and the holy, and between the family of Darraghâs birth and the brotherhood of priests, OFFICE OF INNOCENCE is a tale set in the most compelling of circumstances. Drawing on his own experience studying for the priesthood in his youth, Thomas Keneally has created an endearing protagonist who speaks to the conundrums of our age while paying tribute to quiet heroes of the past.
âIn the style of the best historians, [Keneally] allows the intrinsic power of the tales he tells and the people who populate his pages to draw the reader into a fully elaborated universe.â
-The New York Times
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (July 1, 2003)
9781587244490 | details & prices | 442 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $29.95
About: At the height of World War II, Father Frank Darragh, a young priest embarking on his new career in the church, struggles with temptation in the person of seductive parishioner Kate Heggarty.
About: At the height of World War II, Father Frank Darragh, a young priest embarking on his new career in the church, struggles with temptation in the person of seductive parishioner Kate Heggarty.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Doubleday (March 1, 2003)
9780385507639 | details & prices | 319 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $25.00
About: At the height of World War II, Father Frank Darragh, a young priest embarking on his new career in the church, struggles with temptation in the person of seductive parishioner Kate Heggarty.
About: At the height of World War II, Father Frank Darragh, a young priest embarking on his new career in the church, struggles with temptation in the person of seductive parishioner Kate Heggarty.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Anchor Books (June 1, 2004)
9781400030958 | details & prices | 319 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.56 lbs | List price $15.00
About: At the height of World War II, Father Frank Darragh, a young priest embarking on his new career in the church, finds himself torn between his conscience and the Catholic Church as he struggles with the temptation of the flesh in the person of seductive parishioner Kate Heggarty, a situation that is complicated by her murder and by accusations that he caused her death.
About: At the height of World War II, Father Frank Darragh, a young priest embarking on his new career in the church, finds himself torn between his conscience and the Catholic Church as he struggles with the temptation of the flesh in the person of seductive parishioner Kate Heggarty, a situation that is complicated by her murder and by accusations that he caused her death.
New edition from Hodder & Stoughton (April 28, 2003); titled "The Office of Innocence"
9780340624760 | details & prices | 336 pages | List price $16.50
About: Sydney, 1942, and Frank Darragh, a young curate, is trying to save souls at the peril of his own.
About: Sydney, 1942, and Frank Darragh, a young curate, is trying to save souls at the peril of his own.
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