portrays sympathetically a Catholic bishop, who tries with success to reconcile an embittered priest. The book describes the clerical life in a sensitive manner.
We also stock This House was Mine and Men Withering.
MacManus’ popularity has waned in recent years. The novels in stock were published by Mercier press in 1970’s. These novels are of a particular time in Irish life and should not be overlooked.
His name is probably best known now for the Francis MacManus Short Story Competition, which RTÉ established 30 years ago.