Thanksgiving night
Subtitle: a novel
By: Richard Bausch.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9780060094430
Subjects: Thanksgiving Day -- Fiction; Virginia -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "Oliver Ward and his divorced daughter, a young policewoman named Alison, and Oliver's two grandchildren become involved with Holly Grey and Holly's aunt Fiona, elderly ladies with a marked propensity for outlandish behavior. Holly's son, Will Butterfield, and Elizabeth, Will's second wife by that name, have been happily married for ten years but are about to discover how fragile happiness is." "And in the middle of all of them is an old priest, Father John Fire, who is a good man, thinking of leaving the priesthood. He is called "Brother Fire" by everyone who knows him, after the famous words of Saint Francis when confronted with the burning brand with which he would be martyred. Close to both Holly and Fiona, Brother Fire also has a part to play in the rapidly unfolding family drama." "Thanksgiving Night is a portrayal of family - the one we have, and the ones we make."--Jacket.