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Title: Eminence by Morris West ISBN: 1-902881-69-9 Publisher: The Toby Press LLC Pub. Date: 28 January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.44 (9 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A real sad story
Comment: This book is a real sad story, it keeps you reading almost all the time, is not exactly a thriller but is very sad, reading this book you will see how live the people in the Vatican and how they feel.
The story of Isabel and Luca is sad since the beginning of the book, also is the story of Piers Hallet and is only written once, but the childhood of Stephanie was awful.
I won't comment anything of how Luca and Isabel met because I will tell you part of the book, but it was terrible, if you are not in the mood of "crying" while you read, don't read this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Church and power - once again
Comment: Once again, Morris West brings to life a clergyman with a troublesome past. Cardinal Luca, burdened with old memories of being molested by Argentine soldiers, comes to town - THE town, La Citta. So does the love of his life, an ambassador's wife. West weaves an elegant web of love and politics (churchly and worldly). As the Pope dies, Luca has to cope with his love's fatal illness, the election of the successor of St Peter - and his own past. Of course, the election turns out more exciting than anyone could guess, with an unexpected turn at the end. As usual, West gives us a thoroughly researched background - this time on the pulling of strings behind the scenes: Maybe this is the way popes are elected; we can not really know. West has a flair for telling about live people in odd circumstances. And he does not let us down.
Rating: 4
Summary: Can you hear the tune?
Comment: The emotions and struggles of West's characters are real, heartfelt, and dated to the beginning of mankind. In this way, I always relate to his stories, tantalized and drawn in by his graceful style and--often un-American--sense of dignity. On the other hand, the dialogue tends to flow from pre-ordained scripts, rather than from the down-on-the-street world most of us live in. I usually overlook this stilted quality because of the seductive narrative. His words nearly hum a tune of honor and the quest for truth in a world gone mad. West is one of my favorite authors and I enjoyed this story of Luca and Isabel and the political jockeying within the Vatican, but I wouldn't rate it among his best. I hope he has one more truly original premise to vent in his latter days. Meanwhile, try his nonfiction offering "A View from the Ridge." This man truly attempts to reconcile faith with the darkness of the world around us--and for that he sits high on my list of influential authors.
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Title: The Last Confession by Morris West, Thomas Keneally ISBN: 1902881443 Publisher: The Toby Press LLC Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Clowns of God by Morris West ISBN: 1902881842 Publisher: The Toby Press LLC Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris West ISBN: 1902881834 Publisher: The Toby Press LLC Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A View from the Ridge : The Testimony of a Twentieth-Century Christian by Morris L. West ISBN: 0060690623 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 26 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Lazarus by Morris West ISBN: 0312924607 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: April, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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