Irene and Helen Garvey have been devoted, but often contrary siblings since the mysterious murder of their father in 1934 when they were sent off to a private boarding school. The younger Helen loved the nuns at Sacred Heart Academy; Irene could not abide them. Helen embraced the tenets of the Catholic church, even as Irene declared them absurd. Closer to home, young Helen had adored her father, while Irene saw him as cruel and deceitful. Now, ten years later, the beautiful Garvey girls, in … [Read more...] about The Garvey Girls by Robert R Randall
The Great Pretender: Confessions of a Semi-Incorrigible Southern Catholic Boy by Robert R Randall
Will young Johnny Malloy find answers to his most perplexing questions--why is he here; is God for real; why won't his girlfriend have sex with him--and learn to stay out of trouble, or will he remain a hopeless delinquent? Growing up would be challenging, anyway, for a kid like Johnny. Confused and self-absorbed, he secretly feels detached and different. He pretends, however--with results that range from heartrending to hilarious--to be like everyone else. Add a judgmental priest, a menacing … [Read more...] about The Great Pretender: Confessions of a Semi-Incorrigible Southern Catholic Boy by Robert R Randall
