Hail Mary CornerDundurn, 16 paź 2001 - 209 Taut, compelling, and remarkably assured, Hail Mary Corner thrusts readers into unfamiliar territory past an emotional frontier we all must cross: the uncertain ground between adolescence and adulthood. High on a cliff above a pulp-mill town on Vancouver Island, sixteen-year-old Bill MacAvoy and his friends lead cloistered lives while other boys their age run free. it may be the fall of 1982, but inside the walls of their Benedictine seminary they inhabit a medieval world steeped in ritual and discipline--a place where blackrobed monks move like shadows between doubt and faith. Isolated from the outside, Bill and his friends develop a unique and often hilarious culture. Schooled in the virtues of sacrifice and service, they instead learn to challenge, resist, and wield power over one another's lives. On the road to certain expulsion, Bill discovers two secrets: one concerns Brother Thomas, the monk who watches his every move; the other involves his best friend, Jon. In Bill's hands these secrets prove dangerous weapons. Handled carelessly, they trigger an event that threatens to haunt him for the rest of his life. |
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... you say stuff like that , it makes me think you're reacting against your own cushy life . You wanna hang with the poor people ? Come on over to my place for a while . " Jon's family owned Benning Home Furnishings : Quality & Tradition ...
... You're the man , Pair ! " Jon cried , nearly climbing out of the water . " You are the man . " When the other monks weren't around , we called him Pair because père was French for father and he hated teaching French ; because he was ...
... you're going to die for your faith . " I took out the now - crumpled deck of smokes and lit one . " Who are you ? " he asked , slowly sitting up . " Who am I ? " I blew smoke down at him . " You never came to the Reading of the Rules ...
... were so impressive that colleges and universities were already calling the monks from ... you ' instead ? " Everyone gasped . Connor smiled , turned as if he was ... re not supposed to hurt anybody . " Eric Dumont had an overly developed ...
... re going to be when they're sixteen ? " He squinted a little , then leaned back in his cushy chair . Shadows moved in the washroom window above his head . " Don't you miss your family and friends back in Calgary ? " Well , actually , my ...
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