The book of beasts: a novel
Canadian fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Serious and literary fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
1965. James, a half-English, half-Irish boy, is taken on a visit home to Ireland by his mother. She soon decides to leave her husband and stay there, and although James is initially traumatized, he eventually becomes close to his uncle… and his grandmother. His grandmother decides that James should become a priest, and he studies to do so, only to lose his faith as he enters adulthood. Through it all, James is deeply embittered at his father's apparent abandonment. Explicit descriptions of sex. Strong language. Some descriptions of violence. c2007.