The Man Who Loved Birds

by Fenton Johnson

Book Overview

Having taken great risks-to immigrate to America, to take monastic vows-Bengali physician Meena Chatterjee and Brother Flavian are each seeking safety and security when they encounter Johnny Faye, a Vietnam vet, free spirit, and expert marijuana farmer. Amid the fields and forests of a Trappist monastery, Johnny Faye patiently cultivates Meena's and Flavian's capacity for faith, transforming all they thought they knew about duty and desire. In turn...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813166594
• ISBN13: 9780813166599
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up