Startling novel by one of the greatest living writers of fiction...It is about people, the marvelously lifelike, intelligent, and agonizingly star-crossed people we have come to know in West's earlier novels-.
West weaves these characters together in a masterful pattern and the canvas is so brilliant it startles the reader with its beauty. Here is everything...love, intrigue, sanctity and suffering. It is without question West's greatest work.
West weaves these characters together in a masterful pattern and the canvas is so brilliant it startles the reader with its beauty. Here is everything...love, intrigue, sanctity and suffering. It is without question West's greatest work.
A pope has died, and the corridors of the Vatican hum with intrigue as cardinals from all over the world gather to choose his successor. Suddenly, the election is concluded with a surprise result. The new pope is the youngest cardinal of all--and a Russian!
An intriguing look behind the scenes of the modern Papacy.
