{"product_id":"9780829421231","title":"The Edge of Sadness","description":"\u003cp\u003eA realistic Christian novel of hope in a non-Christian age.”—\u003ci\u003eNew England Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A deeply felt and eloquently expressed work . . . A quiet, gentle novel of considerable insight and charm . . .”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“O’Connor succeeds in delineating poignantly the overwhelming spiritual storms of the soul which assail the conscientious clergyman.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this moving novel, Father Hugh Kennedy, a recovering alcoholic, returns to Boston to repair his damaged priesthood. There he is drawn into the unruly world of the Carmodys, a sprawling, prosperous Irish family teeming with passion and riddled with secrets. The story of this entanglement is a beautifully rendered tale of grace and renewal, of friendship and longing, of loneliness and spiritual aridity giving way to hope.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loyola Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011968254192,"sku":"9780829421231","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780829421231_p0.jpg?v=1763751236","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780829421231","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}