Author: | Tim Farrington |
Language: | English |
Publisher: | HarperOne (May 8, 2007) |
Pages: | 272 pages |
Category: | Fiction and Literature |
Rating: | 4.5 |
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Only 13 left in stock (more on the way). Tim Farrington is the author of Lizzie's War, The Monk Downstairs,-a New York Times Notable Book-and The Monk Upstairs, as well as the critically acclaimed novels The California Book of the Dead and Blues for Hannah.
The Monk Upstairs: A Novel Hardcover. The dialogue is natural and authentic, and there are delightful dashes of wisdom, kindness, and humor which serve to make this novel compelling and rich.
The Monk Upstairs - Tim Farrington. They still did the books by hand out here, the nearest paved road was six miles away, and the monks used the place’s single computer mostly for playing blackjack. Rebecca peeked through the door into the chapel again. Chelsea Burke had quieted her baby by opening her blouse and beginning to breast-feed.
30 quotes from Tim Farrington: 'We are born to love as we are born to die, and between the heartbeats of those two great mysteries lies all the tangled undergrowth of our tiny lives. Tim Farrington, The Monk Downstairs. There is nowhere to go but through. And so we walk on, lost, and lost again, in the mapless wilderness of love. 'One thing is certain, whatever choices we make: we will not miss out on some critical purgation by seeking treatment for depression or any other form of physical suffering.
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by Tim Farrington Farrington writes with deft humor and poignancy about human relationships and the quirks of the human heart. Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief
Farrington writes with deft humor and poignancy about human relationships and the quirks of the human heart. Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief.
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Get weekly book recommendations . Farrington has offered some lively, character-driven fare in the past; this time around is dismal. Pub Date: May 8th, 2007.
An aimless sequel to The Monk Downstairs (2002) begins with the marriage of Mike, the former monk, to Rebecca, his artsy landlady. It seems things may not bode well for the couple when Mike is late for the wedding-he was off in the woods praying while the full church was waiting-but Rebecca doesn’t seem to mind; she’s just glad he hasn’t backed out of the nuptials.
Part of the Monk Series). Heavenly Ever After? When Rebecca Martin finds the love of her life, it's finally time to cross off one giant task from life's to-do list. The wedding is a minor disaster, the honeymoon doesn't get much better, and then the biggest shock of allliving together as monk and wife.