The All of It
Author: Jeannette Haien
A sleeper hit when first published in 1986, Jeannette Haien’s exquisite, beloved first novel is a deceptively simple story that has the power and resonance of myth. The story begins on a rainy morning as Father Declan de Loughry stands fishing in an Irish salmon stream, pondering the recent deathbed confession of one of his parishioners. Kevin Dennehy and his wife, Enda, h….Read More
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