Maid's Tale

By Kathleen Ferguson

Book Overview

Abuse of power is the theme of this novel set in the city of Derry from the late 50s to the present, an era when the Catholic Church was at the forefront of political change and religious controversy.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853712620
• ISBN13: 9781853712623
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Poolbeg Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A woman's life - Irish and Catholic and fascinating.

Kathleen Ferguson writes in the truest of first person voices. This life of a priest's housekeeper - for she is defined by that role and no other - is told with just the right details. The larger story of "Women and the Church" is there all right; but we're not hit over the head with it - it's more of an epiphany - and an emotional one. Ms. Ferguson can be compared to Brian Moore - and that surprises me as I say it!