{"product_id":"clerical-errors-paperback","title":"Clerical Errors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Isler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAside from his blatant lack of piety -- and the fact that he's Jewish -- Father Edmond Music could have been a model priest. Now, entrenched at an English estate with a vast library, he would rather pursue a decades-old liaison with his housekeeper than crack down on his assistant's dial-a-confession phone ministry, or, more important, investigate the whereabouts of a rare Shakespeare text gone missing on his watch. \u003cbr\u003e Then, out of nowhere, penance comes due. His car is found totaled (possibly by Vatican hit men), his annoying archrival of the cloth is looking to nail him as a thief, and the once-passionate housekeeper is lapsing into religious fervor. With his forty-year idyll falling apart, Edmond can no longer ignore the danger of the present, or the echoes of his buried past. \u003cbr\u003e National Jewish Book Award-winning author Alan Isler delivers a hilarious and touching literary homily, confirming his unique gift for mingling comedy and tragedy in this deeply moving exploration of faith, love, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Isler\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London in 1934. He taught English literature in New York City for twenty-five years. His first novel, The \u003ci\u003ePrince of West End Avenue, \u003c\/i\u003e won the 1994 National Jewish Book Award and was one of five fiction finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eKraven Images\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bacon Fancier: Four Tales.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in New York City and Sag Harbor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8 x 6.78 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694189252671,"sku":"9780743210614","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9bc43fb787a0d75fb9bbc02da1bc2d97.webp?v=1765001149","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/clerical-errors-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}