![]() ![]() Perhaps I'm not in the best position to judge this, as I'm not Catholic and did not attend Catholic school, but the idea of a young priest taking a 15-year-old girl on a romantic dinner date and plying her with wine till she gets drunk seems pretty far-fetched to me, especially in that day and age. The author's reminiscences about the romantic entanglements of a young priest assigned to teach her religion class just don't ring true to me. Unfortunately, the story line took a nosedive toward the end. I was so caught up in the book that I recommended it to several friends. ![]() The author is skilled in building the reader's sense of righteous indignation over various injustices that occur along the way, often in connection with her religious education. Her family's eccentricities (eating every meal at restaurants, seven days a week) had me laughing aloud at times, while tales of ordinary people struggling with their human frailties make the story especially poignant. ![]() The author's engaging style and an endearing cast of characters make this one of the best memoirs I've read in a long time. ![]()
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