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All for Now
Joseph Di Prisco
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Description for All for Now
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 385.
Brother Stephen dies suddenly. That's when things get complicated. Is Stephen's death his wake-up call? This possibility slowly dawns on him. Soon, though, he is behind the wheel of a Prius, driving through his afterlife, listening to himself being interviewed on NPR. "It's just like high school, Terry. You know, maybe it is high school," he tells her, in the interview, as she questions him about lawsuits filed by students who claimed to have been molested by pedophile Brothers. As an administrator of his Roman Catholic religious order, he was caught in the middle of these heartbreaking cases. In ... Read more
Brother Stephen dies suddenly. That's when things get complicated. Is Stephen's death his wake-up call? This possibility slowly dawns on him. Soon, though, he is behind the wheel of a Prius, driving through his afterlife, listening to himself being interviewed on NPR. "It's just like high school, Terry. You know, maybe it is high school," he tells her, in the interview, as she questions him about lawsuits filed by students who claimed to have been molested by pedophile Brothers. As an administrator of his Roman Catholic religious order, he was caught in the middle of these heartbreaking cases. In ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rare Bird Books United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9781940207469
SKU
V9781940207469
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About Joseph Di Prisco
Joseph Di Prisco's notable third novel All For Now first appeared in 2012, and he has published two books of poems. His work has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines, and literary journals, and his poetry has received several prizes. He was also coauthor of two highly regarded books about child and family development. He was born in Brooklyn and lives ... Read more
Reviews for All for Now
"Though Di Prisco takes a heartbreaking look at the scars left by pedophilia, and some readers will surely feel anger at the sins, the tale unfolds, bravely, with much humor thanks to Brother Stephen's bemused narration."
Publishers Weekly "What makes Joseph Di Prisco's novel work is its narrative voice
poignant, rueful, and wise-crackingly sardonic. This voice belongs to a just-deceased Catholic ... Read more
Publishers Weekly "What makes Joseph Di Prisco's novel work is its narrative voice
poignant, rueful, and wise-crackingly sardonic. This voice belongs to a just-deceased Catholic ... Read more