Clerical Errors
Author: Alan Isler
Edmond Music, Catholic priest and director of Beale Hall research institute, has a secret: he doesn’t believe in God. And that’s not all. For the past forty years he has shared a bed with his housekeeper, Maude Moriarty from Donegal. In fact Edmond Music isn’t even Edmond Music. He’s Edmond Music, French child of Hungarian parents – and a Jew. As he sees out his days in hi….Read More
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