</h1> <article> <h1>“In Their Own Words”: BBC video interviews with famous British novelists</h1> <p>Debra Murphy — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:36:52 +0000</p> Anyone interested in either modern British fiction or modern British Catholic fiction should take some time to browse the BBC’s lovely little online gallery of video interviews with some of the top British novelists of recent decades. This list includes (click on the links) Catholic writers Muriel Spark, Beryl Bainbridge and J.R.R. Tolkien <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jbw09735WHwOQTMJ5lIhakDN5wQ/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jbw09735WHwOQTMJ5lIhakDN5wQ/1/da"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=QvvBRD7RYvI:URJCa9vnyS0:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=QvvBRD7RYvI:URJCa9vnyS0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=QvvBRD7RYvI:URJCa9vnyS0:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=QvvBRD7RYvI:URJCa9vnyS0:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=QvvBRD7RYvI:URJCa9vnyS0:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>The End of the Affair by Graham Greene</h1> <p>Rachel Murphy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:28:02 +0000</p> reviewed by Rachel Murphy It is in a night in 1946, a black wet January night that our narrator, Maurice Bendrix—whose very name implies something bent, slanted—wants to draw his reader to in order to begin his tale, which, in his words, is a record of hate far more than of love. He begins with [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wmQKzl1bVD1S43fZgZpEAoVskH4/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wmQKzl1bVD1S43fZgZpEAoVskH4/1/da"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=PdlL0yxlLiA:BkEC9tjGwd0:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=PdlL0yxlLiA:BkEC9tjGwd0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=PdlL0yxlLiA:BkEC9tjGwd0:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=PdlL0yxlLiA:BkEC9tjGwd0:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=PdlL0yxlLiA:BkEC9tjGwd0:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>The Curse of the Darkling Mill by Otfried Preussler</h1> <p>Roy Peachey — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:23:35 +0000</p> Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Gryphon House (September 28, 2000) ISBN-10: 0863153291 ISBN-13: 978-0863153297 reviewed by Roy Peachey First published in German as Krabat, then translated into English as The Satanic Mill, Otfried Preussler’s haunting children’s story was later republished in English with the rather bland title of The Curse of the Darkling Mill. Despite the [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/33l5DkY0YF5-WQoIOhWfp8j0wfc/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/33l5DkY0YF5-WQoIOhWfp8j0wfc/1/da"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=yNDp_rq9-xw:sZ-_CMxZRE0:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=yNDp_rq9-xw:sZ-_CMxZRE0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=yNDp_rq9-xw:sZ-_CMxZRE0:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=yNDp_rq9-xw:sZ-_CMxZRE0:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=yNDp_rq9-xw:sZ-_CMxZRE0:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>David Lodge on Muriel Spark</h1> <p>Debra Murphy — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:04:53 +0000</p> by Debra Murphy While I enjoy reading literary criticism of a variety of stripes, nothing beats lit crit written by one terrific writer in appreciation of the work of another terrific writer. I always want to leap up and leg it to my Macbook to scan the digisphere for sackfuls of cheap used copies by [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EznhAKa-Kg1rV7uGQF4ErN4dNu4/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EznhAKa-Kg1rV7uGQF4ErN4dNu4/1/da"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=jefKC2bOXkU:Q6w86PqlkwY:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=jefKC2bOXkU:Q6w86PqlkwY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=jefKC2bOXkU:Q6w86PqlkwY:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=jefKC2bOXkU:Q6w86PqlkwY:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=jefKC2bOXkU:Q6w86PqlkwY:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Epiphany by Paul Harrington</h1> <p>Jody Rakis — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:19:53 +0000</p> Paperback: 356 pages Publisher: BookSurge Publishing; 1st edition (December 10, 2009) ISBN-10: 1439264880 ISBN-13: 978-1439264881 reviewed by Jody Rakis Epiphany is the story of three wise men, but not like you have ever imagined them. Paul Harrington has brought them to life with passion as they make their journey throughout the novel. They are the [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zufYTSB0OdknPnMoIGRSuc4d7Bs/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zufYTSB0OdknPnMoIGRSuc4d7Bs/1/da"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=F9EzyvasQb0:BKANQN_FGLE:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=F9EzyvasQb0:BKANQN_FGLE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=F9EzyvasQb0:BKANQN_FGLE:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=F9EzyvasQb0:BKANQN_FGLE:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=F9EzyvasQb0:BKANQN_FGLE:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene</h1> <p>Roy Peachey — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:41:21 +0000</p> Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Penguin Classics (April 26, 2005) ISBN-10: 0143039113 ISBN-13: 978-0143039112 reviewed by Roy Peachey If you’re after brilliant writing and an exciting plot and don’t mind dodgy theology then Graham Greene’s The Ministry of Fear is the book for you. Greene called his novel an ‘entertainment’ but it is clearly much more [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xQmfNNr0cY2QLrOuUIUgkxOgAhE/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xQmfNNr0cY2QLrOuUIUgkxOgAhE/1/da"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=8fDEVOFnY6M:8RetP7HLXYM:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=8fDEVOFnY6M:8RetP7HLXYM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=8fDEVOFnY6M:8RetP7HLXYM:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=8fDEVOFnY6M:8RetP7HLXYM:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=8fDEVOFnY6M:8RetP7HLXYM:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>A Recent Martyr by Valerie Martin</h1> <p>Kathleen Valentine — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:03:31 +0000</p> Paperback: 216 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (October 2001) ISBN-10: 0807127418 ISBN-13: 978-0807127414 reviewed by Kathleen Valentine Sad, beautiful, and disturbing….< Emma is obsessed with Pascal. Pascal is obsessed with Claire. Claire is obsessed with God. This strange and compelling love story is both erotic and spiritual and blurs the lines between the two [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zG5hHdVHdVy-OtiG5D99JkbtQbc/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zG5hHdVHdVy-OtiG5D99JkbtQbc/1/da"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=c1Mk5OsOKxg:mIljQujEudI:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=c1Mk5OsOKxg:mIljQujEudI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=c1Mk5OsOKxg:mIljQujEudI:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=c1Mk5OsOKxg:mIljQujEudI:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=c1Mk5OsOKxg:mIljQujEudI:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Nicholas Shakespeare on the “Voice” of Graham Greene</h1> <p>Debra Murphy — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:57:48 +0000</p> The summer 2010 issue of Intelligent Life magazine has a wonderful article (part of its “Notes on a Voice” series) by Nicholas Shakespeare on the literary “voice” of Catholic novelist Graham Greene. If you are a writer especially, this piece is must reading, and I confess I took a few notes. Here’s a small excerpt, [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RfCkPcWvK0zgnM08P67BxbtSA58/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RfCkPcWvK0zgnM08P67BxbtSA58/1/da"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=ndg66suqPxU:Auyfmr808oQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=ndg66suqPxU:Auyfmr808oQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=ndg66suqPxU:Auyfmr808oQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=ndg66suqPxU:Auyfmr808oQ:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=ndg66suqPxU:Auyfmr808oQ:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Son of Dust by H.F.M. Prescott</h1> <p>Debra Murphy — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:08:00 +0000</p> Paperback: 436 pages Publisher: Loyola Press (January 1, 2007) ISBN-10: 0829423524 ISBN-13: 978-0829423525 reviewed by Debra Murphy Originally published in 1956 by MacMillan, Son of Dust by Anglo-Catholic novelist Hilda Frances Margaret Prescott is a historical romance set in eleventh century Normandy shortly before “William the Conqueror”, Duke of Normandy, crossed the Channel to capture [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x7iqmaa6-abjmRlcB-jjx5iwEy4/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x7iqmaa6-abjmRlcB-jjx5iwEy4/1/da"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=4AvHP7PWzTA:XdwTyTwjsjk:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=4AvHP7PWzTA:XdwTyTwjsjk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=4AvHP7PWzTA:XdwTyTwjsjk:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=4AvHP7PWzTA:XdwTyTwjsjk:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=4AvHP7PWzTA:XdwTyTwjsjk:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Mariette in Ecstasy by Ron Hansen</h1> <p>Kathleen Valentine — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:34:20 +0000</p> Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Harper ISBN-10: 0060981180 reviewed by Kathleen Valentine This is quite possibly the most beautiful book I have ever read. The writing is lyrical and precise. Some chapters—divided according to the hours of prayer observed by Catholic monastics—are like meditations. One of the most striking aspects of the novel is the descriptions [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PPuT2HuXO_MEzAM8wlevyeKkq8/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PPuT2HuXO_MEzAM8wlevyeKkq8/1/da"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=opxFeZy7oyE:tjnwV9JSe28:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=opxFeZy7oyE:tjnwV9JSe28:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=opxFeZy7oyE:tjnwV9JSe28:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=opxFeZy7oyE:tjnwV9JSe28:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CatholicFiction?a=opxFeZy7oyE:tjnwV9JSe28:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> </div> </article> </main></body></html>