In the blink of an eye, everything has changed for Father Joe
Tierney. He feels trapped. He needs to get away-far away. Dressed
in disguise, he opens the door of the STD clinic and runs until his
sides hurt and he is gasping for air. Father Tierney, activist
pastor of a large Catholic parish and closeted gay man, has just
learned he is HIV positive.
As if the diagnosis were not enough, a big city newspaper has
just published an expos on Catholic priests with AIDS. Father
Tierney must guard his secret with his life or become the victim of
a witch hunt or, worse yet, a public scandal of monumental
proportions. Desperate to confide in someone, Father Tierney
finally reveals his secret to Pascal LaVigne, his openly gay
friend. But when Pascal hears from his ex-boyfriend, a freelance
writer who wants to write a similar story with a local angle,
Father Tierney and others in the Catholic Church fear the
worst.
As guilt, shame, and a desperate struggle for redemption plays
out in the lives of clergy, friends, and the media, Father Tierney
struggles to keep a secret that has the potential to destroy
everything-including his own soul.
General
Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2011 |
First published: |
June 2011 |
Authors: |
John Shekleton
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
252 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4620-0922-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-4620-0922-0 |
Barcode: |
9781462009220 |
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