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A young man from Chicago is offered tenmillion dollars by an uncle to get an Irish cousin tomarry him and end a family feud. On the advice of hisguardian angel, who approves, he flies to Ireland, beatsoff some nasty competition and successfully woos thegirl. By the author of Irish Gold.Tags
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Pulled this book off my shelf last week and decided to read it again as it had been several years since I last read it. I had forgotten just how funny this book can be! As with any Greeley book the characters are well written, believable, and wonderfully flawed, the story itself is a delightful journey. I strongly recommend this book for anyone needing a moment to smile.
I wanted to like it, I really did. It was a light romantic mystery about a young man who is aided in his path to happiness (read shamelessly bullied) by an angel. It is supposed to be a retelling of the biblical story of Tobias and Sara. Tobin has an bit of a problem, in order to inherit $10 million he has to court and marry his Irish cousin and settle an ancient family feud. He has a few advantages; he is a gifted computer programmer and has a charming supportive younger sister and an angel on his side. This would have been fabulous light entertainment if I could have got past how painfully self conscious Greeley is when it comes to writing about sexuality. cricketk says his Blackie Ryan books are better - probably due to priests being show more expected to find the issue of sexuality confronting. show less
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Roman Catholic priest Andrew M. Greeley was the author of more than 100 non-fiction works of theology, sociology, prayer, and poetry; a professor of sociology; a newspaper columnist; and a successful novelist, writing in several genres, including mystery and science fiction. He was born on February 5, 1928 and was a native of Chicago. Greeley show more studied at Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary and earned an AB from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in 1950, a Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1952, and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1954. He went on to receive a Master of Arts in 1961 and a Ph D in 1962. Greeley's fiction, which often told stories of crime and scandal in the Roman Catholic church, can be violent and lurid and are considered controversial by many Church leaders. Greeley wrote on such issues as homosexuality in the clergy, pedophilia, and papal politics, and he created the popular mystery series starring Father Blackie Ryan, as well as another featuring the character Nuala McGrail. Greeley was awarded honorary degrees from the University of Arizona, Bard College (New York State) and the National University of Ireland, Galway. In 1981, he received the F. Sadlier Dinger Award, which is presented each year by educational publisher William H. Sadlier, Inc. in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the ministry of religious education in America. Greeley died on May 29, 2013 at his Chicago home. He was 85. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- Angel Light
- Original publication date
- 1995
- Disambiguation notice
- ISBN 0812544412 is for Angel Fire; not Angel Light.
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