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The Bells
By Cai Emmons
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Cai Emmons awes readers with the release of THE BELLS
"A book Cai finished on the day she died, is a story of life: how to live fully, embrace our messy complications, and swim toward love."-Miriam Gershow, author of Closer and Survival Tips: Stories
Thirty-three-year-old Niall O'Malley has failed a five-year mission to live as a monk and is attempting to redefine himself as a high school teacher in New Jersey.
As The Bells opens, thirty-three-year-old Niall O’Malley has failed a five-year mission to live as a monk and is attempting to redefine himself as a high school teacher in New Jersey. The transition has been bumpy. He loves teaching history to inner city teens, but he hits a roadblock when a belligerent student, Colton, possibly a white-supremacist, behaves in ways that threaten Niall. As troubles mount at school, Niall’s girlfriend Lluvia pressures him into making a deeper commitment to their relationship. She wants them to move in together with Lluvia’s pre-teen daughter and elderly mother.
Haunted by his failure as a Cistercian monk and his troubles with one man in particular, the abusive Brother Thomas, Niall abandons Lluvia and heads back to his old monastery in Massachusetts for a final showdown with Thomas, now dying of ALS. Redemption for Niall is elusive as he strives to mend his faith.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
258
Release Date:
2025-10-28
Publication Date:
2025-08-21
Publisher:
Red Hen Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1636283624
ISBN13:
9781636283623
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
314 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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