· In his latest novel, The Bishop's Man, Linden MacIntyre tackles the disturbing topic of sexual abuse of children, a subject easily given to theses and tirades, lectures and judgments, all thinly Author: Frank Macdonald. · About the Author. Linden MacIntyre is the cohost of the fifth estate and the winner of nine Gemini Awards for broadcast journalism. He won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for The Bishop's Man, and his previous book, a boyhood memoir called Causeway: A Passage from Innocence, won both the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Nonfiction and the Evelyn Richardson Prize for bltadwin.ru: Catapult. The Exorcist is more sympathetic, but still he obeys the bishop. Despite his own celibacy and sobriety issues, MacAskill is the closest thing to a hero in Linden MacIntyre’s riveting new novel, The Bishop’s Man, a searing indictment of the Catholic church. MacAskill is sent to a rural parish in his native Cape Breton, which is also the author’s native bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 2 mins.
by Linden MacIntyre. Father Duncan MacAskill has spent most of his priesthood as the 'Exorcist' - an enforcer employed by his bishop to discipline wayward clergy and suppress potential scandal. He knows all the devious ways that lonely priests persuade themselves that their needs trump their vows, but he's about. The Bishop's Man - Kindle edition by MacIntyre, Linden. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Bishop's Man. The book that emerged from a surprisingly strong shortlist was The Bishop's Man by investigative journalist Linden MacIntyre. He is indeed younger than Munro (66 to her 78), but my guess is that.
The Bishop's Man is a novel by Canadian writer Linden MacIntyre, published in August The story follows a Catholic priest named Duncan MacAskill who became so successful at resolving potential church scandals quickly and quietly that he had to accept a position at a remote parish on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia to give himself a low profile. MacIntyre, a native of Cape Breton, released the novel amidst the ongoing sexual abuse scandal in Antigonish diocese in Nova Scotia. The book was aw. The Bishop’s Man by Linden MacIntyre. By A. Brown on October 5, Winner of the Giller Prize. Winner of the Dartmouth Book Award. Winner of the Atlantic Independent Booksellers’ Choice Award. Winner of the Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Fiction Book of the Year. The Exorcist is more sympathetic, but still he obeys the bishop. Despite his own celibacy and sobriety issues, MacAskill is the closest thing to a hero in Linden MacIntyre’s riveting new novel, The Bishop’s Man, a searing indictment of the Catholic church. MacAskill is sent to a rural parish in his native Cape Breton, which is also the author’s native land.
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