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Countless readers have been delighted by Father Andrew M. Greeley’s
bestselling tales of Nuala Anne McGrail, a fey, Irish-speaking woman blessed
with the gift of second sight, and her husband and accomplice, Dermot
Michael Coyne.
In Irish Tweed, Nuala Anne and her daughter have taken up
karate to fight off schoolyard bullies who are harassing the family, while
their incredibly shy nanny, Julie, is courted by a new fellow. Dermot pores
over a memoir of a famine refugee whose family died of a mysterious fever,
looking for clues into the illness' real cause.
Father Greeley’s many fans look forward to each installment, and Irish
Tweed is another captivating tale in a series by one of America’s best
loved storytellers.
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At the start of Greeley's spirited 12th Nuala Anne McGrail novel (after
2008's Irish Tiger), his feisty heroine delivers a black belt kick to
the unlikable new principal's stomach in a schoolyard brawl involving all
four of her children. Solving the bullying problem at St. Joe's isn't the
only challenge facing Irish-born Nuala and her adoring husband, Dermot
Michael Coyne. They must also figure out who beat and threw Finnbar Burke,
the nice fella with whom their shy, golden-haired nanny has fallen in love,
into the Chicago River. Interspersed with the present-day action is the
poignant story of an Irish girl who came to America after all her immediate
family died in the famine of 1875. While some readers may feel Greeley
dwells too much on Nuala and Dermot's joyous sex life and overdoes the Irish
dialect, few can resist the charm of these colorful, warm characters and the
author's sympathetic view of the Irish of Chicago.
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Greeley follows his well-established pattern in his latest Nuala Anne
McGrail novel. Although the prescient Nuala Anne and her loving—if slightly
bemused—husband, Dermot Michael Coyne, are busy attempting to prevent
bullies from overtaking the local parish school, they still manage to find
time to solve a mystery involving their nanny’s new love interest. When it
appears someone is trying to kill young Finnbar Burke, Nuala Anne and
Dermot, with the able assistance of Cardinal Blackie Ryan and a host of
Wabash Avenue Irregulars, quietly tackle the case. As they wrestle with
figurative and literal demons, their story is juxtaposed with the tale of a
nineteenth-century Irish immigrant who became one of the first female
physicians in the Chicago area and helped solved a perplexing medical
mystery during a smallpox epidemic. Although Greeley does a nice job
illuminating some little-known facts about Irish American history as he
interweaves the past and the present, his penchant for stereotyping his
characters detracts from the narrative flow. Still, dedicated Greeley fans
will relish another cozy, feel-good visit with the zany McGrail-Coyne clan.
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About the Author
One of the most influential Catholic thinkers and
writers of our time, priest, sociologist, author and journalist Father
Andrew M. Greeley has built an international assemblage of devout fans over
a career that spans five decades. He is the author of over 50 best-selling
novels and more than 100 works of non-fiction and his writing has been
translated into 12 languages. A Professor of Sociology at the University of
Arizona and a Research Associate with the National Opinion Research Center
(NORC) at the University of Chicago, Father Greeley is a respected scholar
whose current research focuses on the Sociology of Religion.
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In addition to scholarly studies and
popular fiction, this prolific writer pens a weekly column that appears in
the Chicago Sun-Times and other newspapers. He is also a frequent
contributor to The New York Times, the National Catholic Reporter, America
and Commonweal. Known for his mischievous Irish wit and trenchant
commentary, Father Greeley is interviewed regularly on national radio and
television. He has also authored hundreds of articles on sociological
topics, ranging from school desegregation to elder sex to politics and the
environment. His articles appear in a broad cross-section of scholarly
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Throughout his priesthood, Father Greeley
has unflinchingly urged his beloved Church to become more responsive to
evolving concerns of Catholics everywhere. His clear writing style,
consistent themes and celebrity stature have made him a leading spokesperson
for generations of Catholics. Many claim to have remained within the Church
because Father Greeley fosters meaningful debate on significant issues that
would otherwise remain unexplored. He has chronicled his service to the
Church in two autobiographies, Confessions of a Parish Priest and
Furthermore!
In 1986, Father Greeley established a $1
million Catholic Inner-City School Fund, providing scholarships and
financial support to schools in the Chicago Archdiocese with a minority
student body of more than 50 percent. In 1984, he contributed a $1 million
endowment to establish a chair in Roman Catholic Studies at the University
of Chicago. He also funds an annual lecture series, "The Church in Society,"
at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois, from which he
received his S.T.L. in 1954.
Father Greeley has received many honors and awards, including honorary
degrees from the National University of Ireland at Galway, the University of
Arizona and Bard College.
A Chicago native, he earned his M.A. in 1961
and his Ph.D. in 1962 from the University of Chicago. He is a penetrating
student of popular culture who is deeply engaged with the world around him.
Father Greeley remains an inveterate Chicago sports fan, cheering for the
Bulls, Bears and the Cubs, while praying for them to improve.
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