All About Women

by Greeley, Andrew M.

• ISBN13: 9780765326218
• ISBN10: 0765326213
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-01
• Publisher: Forge Books

Summary

Countless readers have been delighted by Father Andrew M. Greeley's bestselling novels. Now Forge is proud to bring one of Father Greeley's classic titles back into print. You're in for an unforgettable experience when America's master storyteller turns his enormous narrative gifts to the passionate, haunting subject of the American woman, searching for-and often finding-love and faith. There's teenaged Rosemarie, coming to grips with the evil of the twentieth century-or is it the evil in the human heart? Peggy, whose widowhood plunges her into the cold of loneliness. Rita, whose marriage is rich and fulfilling-except at its core. Laura, torn between three lovers, one of them a seminarian. Julie, haunted by something that happened long ago. Sionna Marie, an imp diving passionately into adulthood. And Patricia, caught in a web she may not have the power to break.

Author Biography

Priest, sociologist, author and journalist, Father Andrew M. Greeley built an international assemblage of devout fans over a career spanning five decades. His books include the Bishop Blackie Ryan novels, including The Archbishop in Andalusia, the Nuala Anne McGrail novels, including Irish Tweed, and The Cardinal Virtues. He was the author of over 50 best-selling novels and more than 100 works of non-fiction, and his writing has been translated into 12 languages.

Father Greeley was a Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona and a Research Associate with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. In addition to scholarly studies and popular fiction, for many years he penned a weekly column appearing in the Chicago Sun-Times and other newspapers. He was also a frequent contributor to The New York Times, the National Catholic Reporter, America and Commonweal, and was interviewed regularly on national radio and television. He authored hundreds of articles on sociological topics, ranging from school desegregation to elder sex to politics and the environment.

Throughout his priesthood, Father Greeley unflinchingly urged his beloved Church to become more responsive to evolving concerns of Catholics everywhere. His clear writing style, consistent themes and celebrity stature made him a leading spokesperson for generations of Catholics. He chronicled his service to the Church in two autobiographies, Confessions of a Parish Priest and Furthermore!

In 1986, Father Greeley established a $1 million Catholic Inner-City School Fund, providing scholarships and financial support to schools in the Chicago Archdiocese with a minority student body of more than 50 percent. In 1984, he contributed a $1 million endowment to establish a chair in Roman Catholic Studies at the University of Chicago. He also funded an annual lecture series, “The Church in Society,” at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois, from which he received his S.T.L. in 1954.

Father Greeley received many honors and awards, including honorary degrees from the National University of Ireland at Galway, the University of Arizona and Bard College. A Chicago native, he earned his M.A. in 1961 and his Ph.D. in 1962 from the University of Chicago.

Father Greeley was a penetrating student of popular culture, deeply engaged with the world around him, and a lifelong Chicago sports fan, cheering for the Bulls, Bears and the Cubs. Born in 1928, he died in May 2013 at the age of 85.

Table of Contents

In the Beginning	p. 1
Jenny	p. 7
Sionna Marie	p. 26
Martina	p. 34
Mary Jane	p. 49
Julie	p. 64
Lisa	p. 78
Cindasoo	p. 96
Peggy	p. 115
Paula	p. 132
Deirdre	p. 140
Andrea	p. 153
April Mae	p. 202
Brigid	p. 226
Caitlin	p. 245
Laura	p. 254
Maggie	p. 267
Rosemarie	p. 294
Patricia	p. 313
Ms. Carpenter	p. 329
Rita	p. 338
Stranger	p. 350
Gilberte	p. 361
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