The Bishop's Man (Random House of Canada, 2009) by Linden MacIntyre
Set in a remote Cape Breton village The Bishop's Man is a powerful exploration of the scandal of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church through the eyes of a conflicted priest. Jenny Ormson called it "brilliant. timely. economy of words. riveting. horrifying. beautiful. compelling. relevant. provoking."
Accolades: The Bishop's Man was a heavy hitter, winning a clutch of major prizes, led by the Scotiabank Giller Prize. (The others were the Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award, the Atlantic Independent Booksellers' Choice Award and the Dartmouth Book Award.)
I really enjoyed this book. The author made the priest very human with human problems.
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