CANON BRETT

by Mary Hadger Wilson ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 22, 1941

Cannon Brett was rector of a parish, and had been elected Canon of the proposed rethedral in a large American city. This is a serious and somewhat controversial novel in which the conflict between his personal life and his acceptance of the traditions of his church creates a situation beyond his handling. He has fallen in love with a married women, who leaves her alcoholic husband, and the Bishop, drawn as a ""money-changer"" and hypocrite, uses the rumor of their relationship (an innocent one) as a lever to rid himself of a man who has not been afraid to side with the Dean in an issue which had resulted in the Dean's removal, a sad blow to the spirit behind the building of the cathedral. Brett gives up Lisa, who divorces her husband, thus becoming yet more ""untouchable"" in the eyes of his church. A human tale, convincingly handled.

Pub Date: Jan. 22, 1941

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Greystone

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1941

Categories: FICTION