In the spring of 2002, a perfect storm hits Boston: Trustedpriests are accused of the worst possible betrayal. Faithexplores the fallout for one devout family.
Estranged from her family, Sheila McGann returns homewhen her older brother, Art— a popular pastor— finds himselfat the center of the maelstrom. Her strict mother is in a state ofangry denial. Sheila’ s younger brother, Mike, has convicted hisbrother in his heart. But most disturbing of all is Art himself, who dodges Sheila’ s questions and refuses to defend himself.
As secrets begin to surface, Faith explores the corrosiveconsequences of one family’ s history of silence— and theresilience it finds through forgiveness. A suspenseful tale of onewoman’ s quest for the truth, Faith is a haunting meditation onloyalty and family, doubt and belief. Elegantly crafted, sharplyobserved, this is Jennifer Haigh’ s most ambitious novel to date.
