The Shadowbrook Fire

by F.X. Shea

In 1943, F. X. Shea entered the Jesuits at Shadowbrook, the former home of Andrew Carnegie that had become the novitiate for the Jesuits of the New England region. In March1956, he was studying theology at Weston, Massachusetts, and preparing for ordination when fired destroyed Shadowbrook, killing four members of the community. Shea spent the summer after his ordination and parts of the following year interviewing the survivors of the fire as well as Lenox and Stockbridge neighbors who played roles in the events surrounding the fire. He turned the accounts into a vivid narrative which was not published until 50 years later.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615848702
• ISBN13: 9780615848709
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Society of Jesus of New England
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"