One of America's most beloved storytellers, Father Andrew Greeley returns with an explosive novel about the corrosive political culture tearing apart America--and one man's family.

Tommy Moran, an Irish Catholic kid from the West Side of Chicago, fights for the underprivileged on the floor of the United States Senate. Swearing off negative attack ads, Moran is determined to restore civility and compassion to American politics. But his opponents don't share his scruples. Almost from the beginning, Tommy and his family find themselves besieged by vicious personal attacks, false rumors . . . and attempts at assassination!

As a freshman senator, Tommy must also cope with the temptations--both political and carnal--regularly thrown his way. The job takes its toll on him, but at least he has the support and love of his devoted wife, a daughter of Chicago's raucous O'Malley family.

But the opposition that hits home the hardest comes from an unlikely source: his own brother.

Father Tony Moran, a conservative Catholic priest, has never approved of Tommy's senatorial career, much to Tommy's dismay. So when Father Tony sides with Tommy's political enemies, it may be more than one man can bear.

Can anything heal the rift between…the Senator and the Priest?

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Praise for this book

“Greeley has hordes of fans who devour his books as fast as he can write them.” —Booklist

“A fascinating novelist…with a rare, possibly unmatched, point of view.” —Los Angeles Times

“Greeley writes with passion and narrative force.” —Chicago Sun-Times

“An expert on the emotions that make us human.” —Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)

“A genuinely fine novelist.” —Associated Press

“A master storyteller.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer

“A genius for plumbing people's convictions…That and his rich literary imagination make him truly exceptional.” —Cleveland Press




About the Author

Priest, sociologist, author, and journalist, Father Andrew M. Greeley (1928-2013) was the author of over 50 bestselling novels and more than 100 works of nonfiction. His novels include the Bishop Blackie Ryan series, including The Archbishop in Andalusia; the Nuala Anne McGrail series, including Irish Tweed; the O’Malley Family Saga, including A Midwinter’s Tale; and standalones such as Home for Christmas and The Cardinal Sins.

A leading spokesperson for generations of Catholics, Father Greeley unflinchingly urged his beloved Church to become more responsive to believers’ evolving concerns. He chronicled his service to the Church in two autobiographies, Confessions of a Parish Priest and Furthermore!


Title: The Senator and the Priest : A Novel
Author(s): Andrew M. Greeley
Volume: 1
ISBN: 9781429920506
Copyright 2007
Release Date: October 02, 2007
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
Format: mobi,ePub | Learn More about our supported formats
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