Rite of Spring by Andrew M. Greeley

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author: Andrew M. Greeley
• Title: Rite of Spring
• Publisher: ‎ Warner Books, Inc.; First Printing (November 1987)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover – 436 pages‏
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0446512958
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0446512954
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.8 pounds
• Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.3 x 9.58 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Edition: First Printing

Synopsis:

Brendan Ryan was not used to temptation. A quiet man who played the commodity market, he had never had to face the true acne of longing.

But when he met lovely Ciara Kelly, he could not resist her gleaming hair, her laughing eyes, the carnal ecstasy of their shared Rite of Spring. And when Ciara vanished as suddenly as she nad appeared, Brendan was spurred by love and lust to pursue her.

His quest took him into a world of terrorism and espionage, of brutal exploitation and evil, that threatened to bring him and all those he most loved crashing 10 the ground.

Part thriller and part morality tale RITE OF SPRING blends terrorism, faith and passion in a consistently exciting read.

About the Author:

A native of Chicago, Father Andrew M. Greeley, is a priest, distinguished sociologist and bestselling author. He is professor of social sciences at the University of Chicago and the University of Arizona, as well as Research Associate at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. His current sociological research focuses on current issues facing the Catholic Church-including celibacy of priests, ordination of women, religious imagination, and sexual behavior of Catholics.

Father Greeley received the S.T.L. in 1954 from St. Mary of Lake Seminary. His graduate work was done at the University of Chicago, where he received the M.A. Degree in 1961 and the Ph.D. in 1962.

Father Greeley has written scores of books and hundreds of popular and scholarly articles on a variety of issues in sociology, education and religion. His column on political, church and social issues is carried by the Chicago Sun Times and many other newspapers. He stimulates discussion of neglected issues and often anticipates sociological trends.

He is the author of more than thirty bestselling novels and an autobiography, Furthermore!: Confessions of a Parish Priest.