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5.0 out of 5 stars
Another masterpiece!, Mar 19 2007
This review is from: Sophia House (Hardcover)
As the prequel to Father Elijah, Sophia House is yet another of O'Brien's masterpieces. Having read Father Elijah more than six times, it was an exciting account, to say the least, to read the history of protagonist David Schaeffer (Father Elijah) - and to follow the necessary formation he received at the hands of Pawel Tarnowski during the time he spent with him, (the bookseller who sheltered him during the Nazi occupation) - a formation that was Providential to his mission as the future man to face the anti-Christ. O'Brien has a gift above all gifts of drawing the reader into the story, whereby one feels that he/she has entered another world, and everything around him/her comes to a standstill until he/she has read the last page. But the greatest gift to the reader of any of O'Brien's novels - with Sophia House being no exception - is that of being constantly challenged to look at one's own spirituality - and ultimately coming away with renewed faith, despite ever having hoped to gain just that. A must read for all ~ most especially, (but certainly not limited)to those who have already had the greatest of pleasures in reading Father Elijah! I hope Michael O'Brien never lays down his pen!
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