Bitter Oranges, the life story of Jack Holland from s rural Ireland to California in charts not only his story to bishop and back, but the fall from grace of the Catholic church. From an insider's perspective it touches on many of the reasons why it all went so wrong, one man's very personal story within a holy conglomerate/5. Seamus O'Connor: The Resonant The Woods Bitter Oranges Life as a Catholic priest in California in the go-go 's is the general background of the main part of the story. However, the story began a long time before that in Ireland. In the blog I will attempt to give a sense of the social and educational background of the character, Jack. Check out this book by Seamus O'Connor: Bitter Oranges is a sad, funny, surprising and thought-provoking story. Jack Holland's struggles to come to terms with his choices, with his loves and failure at love, with his faith and his failure of faith are very moving/5.
Seamus O'Connor is a writer and psychotherapist. He was born in Ireland and educated there and in the United States. The title, "Bitter Oranges" refers to the often-stated desire of this boy - growing up in dark, cold, always-rainy Northern Ireland - to live where the sky was blue, there were palm trees and oranges grew alongside the road. Bitter Oranges by O'Connor, Seamus and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru by Seamus O'Connor. Write a review. O'Connor alternates between two narratives. One is the story of a young Irish lad who joins the seminary, not for love of God or church but to escape the expectations of his family. A subsequent encounter with a local prostitute is both touching and hysterical. Bitter Oranges has well crafted phrasing.
His first novel, Bitter Oranges, draws on his intimate knowledge of the Catholic priesthood from seminary training onward. His qualification as a Doctor of Canon Law (JCD) allowed him access to the inner workings of a diocese and lends color and credibility to the narrative. His second novel, The Woods, was just released this month. Bitter Oranges What is it about? The charms of California women prove too much for a young ambitious Irish priest in the 's. A young man from Ireland who - for reasons unrelated to holiness - decides to go to a seminary to get him out of a jam with his family. Seamus O'Connor has written this novel based (fictionally) on his experiences during 11 years as a Catholic Priest. Though the author was a priest and was born in Ireland, this is a work of fiction. Any similarity between characters portrayed in the novel and actual people is entirely accidental. How Sausages are made - what went into the book.
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