Thy Brother's Wife [Paperback]

The direction of Paul and Sean Cronin's lives was shaped the day their father, a self-made multimillionaire, decided that one of his boys would grow up to be a cardinal while the other would become president of the United States.

For his elder son, Paul, the father had even chosen a wifethe beautiful Nora, who had come to the Cronin home as an orphan child years before. Obediently, and with a genuine vocation, the younger son, Sean, went into the priesthood. With a more cynical view, Paul went to Notre Dame to prepare for a life in politics until the Korean War intervened. Then came the newsPaul Cronin was missing in action.

If he dies, Sean's father told him, you must leave the seminary and marry Nora. The words sang in Sean's head. Could he renounce his sacred callingand marry the girl he had always loved?

Long out of print,Thy Brother's Wifeis a classic tale by one of America's most loved storytellers.

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, includingThe Archbishop in Andalusia; the Nuala Anne McGrail series, includingIrish Tweed; the OMalley Family Saga, includingA Midwinters Tale; and standalones such asHome for ChristmasandThe 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 PriestandFurthermore!

Thy Brother's Wifemakes strong statements about important matters--love, morality, power, belief, and human frailty under the pressure of animal drives. The New York Times Book Review

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