In God's House
Publisher: Head of Zeus Ltd
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 729
ISBN-13: 9781908800954
Subjects: Fiction; American; LITERARY CRITICISM; General; Catholic Church; Child sexual abuse by clergy
Description: This book is more than a novel. It's a testament to one of the most harrowing problems of our time. It's the story of one man's crusade to bring justice to the victims of child abuse. And it's a journey through the dark corridors of the oldest, richest, most powerful religious institution on earth: the Roman Catholic Church. Louisiana, 1984: a promising young Catholic lawyer named Renon Chattelrault agrees to defend the first ever priest to be charged with committing sex crimes against children. He knows it will be controversial. Most men would stand aside. But Chattelrault is not most men.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title Page; Epigraph; PART ONE : IN THE BEGINNING; 1 : THE LAST DAY; 2 : A BISHOP'S BANQUET; 3 : AN ANCIENT PLACE; 4 : A SIN OF VANITY; 5 : NIGHT FLIGHT; 6 : A LATE-NIGHT ERRAND; 7 : THE CONFESSION; 8 : A PRIMITIVE PRESENCE; PART TWO : THE SECRETS OF A CHILD; 9 : IN A CONSECRATED PLACE; 10 : THE SACRAMENTS; 11 : AN ECCLESIASTICAL TEMPLE; 12 : WASHING OF HANDS; 13 : EXILE TO PURGATORY; 14 : THE WAGES OF SIN; 15 : ALL HALLOWS' EVE; 16 : A LENTEN PENANCE; 17 : THE BASTARD; 18 : ROSSI'S LAWYER; 19 : FEED & SEED STORE; 20 : THE WARRIOR; PART THREE : SILENCE SLIPPING AWAY.; title: 21 : SUSPICION OF A SISTER22 : WAITING FOR THE GODWIND; 23 : THE COMMON GOOD; 24 : ALL THE KING'S MEN; 25 : LUNCH AT ANTOINE'S; 26 : GUILTY KNOWLEDGE; 27 : BLOODY PUPPETS; 28 : LIGHT AND DARK; 29 : WHISKEY RIVER; 30 : NO ONE'S INNOCENT; 31 : PORCH TALK; 32 : POLICING THE PRIESTS; PART FOUR : THE PROCEEDINGS BEGIN; 33 : THE BELL SOUNDS; 34 : DEATH THREATS; 35 : INNOCENT BYSTANDERS; 36 : THE ARRAIGNMENT; 37 : THE STAR CHAMBER; 38 : MOTHER, FATHER, AND CHILD; 39 : DEALING WITH THE DEVIL; 40 : THE BAG MAN; 41 : LOSS; 42 : IMMACULATE DECEPTION; 43 : A LADY FRIEND; 44 : A PECULIAR PRIEST.; title: 45 : CHURCH ON TRIAL46 : A FATAL MISTAKE; 47 : A DOUBLE-CROSS; PART FIVE : IN GOD'S HOUSE; 48 : ICE STORM; 49 : A PRIESTS' PLACE; 50 : THE PROTOCOL OF POWER; 51 : AN IMPERFECT CONFESSION; PART SIX : CITADEL OF CATHOLICISM; 52 : AN OLD BRIDGE; 53 : A FAMILY MEAL; 54 : THE POWER; 55 : THE VATICAN ACTS; 56 : FALL FROM GRACE; 57 : THE TRUE CHURCH; 58 : SACRED PLACES; 59 : BOYS ON THE BAYOU; 60 : DEMANDS AND PROPOSALS; 61 : A LETTER; 62 : RESURRECTION SUNDAY; 63 : A COUNTRY PLACE; 64 : BLOODY SUNDAY; 65 : THE RED MASS; 66 : GOD'S WILL; 67 : ALL BETS OFF; PART SEVEN : THE BEGINNING OF THE END.; title: 68 : JUDGMENT BEFORE GOD AND MAN69 : A CHILD'S TRUTH; 70 : A BIG TRICK BAG; 71 : MAKING THE DEAL; 72 : A FAUX FINISH; 73 : AFTERWARDS; 74 : A LAST HOPE; 75 : A CALL ON THE HEART; 76 : PRAYER AND PROMISES; 77 : A CONFIDENCE AND A CONVERSATION; 78 : THE MESSENGER; 79 : FINAL RITES; PART EIGHT : NO DIRECTION HOME; 80 : LEAVING THIBERVILLE; 81 : A FIREWIND; 82 : A LAST GOODBYE; PART NINE : THE RETURN OF IT ALL; 83 : A SECOND ACT; 84 : THE MANHUNT; 85 : WHITE AND BLACK; 86 : DENIAL IN DARKNESS; 87 : GHOSTS ON THE BAYOU; 88 : AND JESUS WEPT; 89 : THE FIRST PLACE; 90 : AMONG THE RUINS.; title: 91 : SO HELP ME GOD92 : A LITTLE CHURCH; AUTHOR'S NOTE; About the Author; About the book; Reviews; Table of Contents; Copyright.