J W Berry

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Publisher Marketing: Young and beautiful, Ann Gonzales has fallen in love with the dashing young parish priest in her small New Mexican town. They consummate their love for each other resulting in Ann becoming pregnant. Enraged by Father Andrews' violation of his daughter, Ann's father seeks justice from the powerful Catholic Bishop Coro in Santa Fe. During an emotionally charged confrontation between Ann and Bishop Coro she is brutally raped. Consequently, Ann rejects her faith and Father Andrews renounces his vows. During the ensuing years Ann rises to the pinnacle of political power, the bishop rises to the pinnacle of power in the Church, and Andrews descends into the depths of despair. Decades later Ann has become a respected journalist, the bishop a controversial religious leader, and the former priest an interpreter and alcoholic. When the bishop proclaims he has a message for the world from God, fate brings all three of them together again in Jerusalem. They can't escape their dramatic past and their reunion results in life-altering changes for each one of them. Take this epic journey of love and loss, war and politics, and religion and spirituality and explore the role of the Church, the meaning of life, and the search for God. Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2013 pg. 124 (EAN 9781479175277, Paperback)