MORE WORKS FROM James Carroll
War No More
Non-Fiction
James Carroll contributes the Foreword to The Library of America volume on Antiwar writing, edited by Lawrence Rosenwald.
Toward a New Catholic Church: The Promise of Reform
Non-Fiction
“The boisterous collapse of trust in the Catholic hierarchy during the pedophile scandals makes it not only important but imperative to heed this eloquent call for a new Ecumenical (this time truly ecumenical) Council.” - Garry Wills
The City Below
Fiction
“As a novelist-historian of our times, James Carroll might be compared to the British novelist Doris Lessing - his work has her range and intensity…Carroll has become one of the writers who shape our sense of ourselves.” - Martin Green, The Atlantic
A New York Times Notable Book
Prince of Peace
Fiction
A novel of faith, redemption, truth, and honor, “so rich and vital it leaves you breathless.” - Chicago Tribune
“A coherent and credible statement” of what divided America during Vietnam. - The New York Times
A New York Times bestseller
Secret Father
Fiction
“There is no redemption without pain. But the message of ''Secret Father'' is broader: for nations as for individuals, there can be no imagining the future Until the past has been quieted.” - Alan Riding, The New York Times
A New York Times Notable Book
Memorial Bridge
Fiction
A novel about an American family destroyed by the Vietnam War.
“Carroll captures a commitment to principle, and fierce bewildered bravery emblematic to a generation.” - Publishers Weekly
Family Trade
Fiction
“Mr. Carroll is a storyteller of growing power, and in ''Family Trade'' he has bitten off his biggest drama yet and made of it a surpassing banquet” - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times
Fault LInes
Fiction
A brutal custody battle against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, “a novel of interesting depth and subtlety.” - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times
Mortal Friends
Fiction
“The Irish Godfather.” - The Boston Globe
“The best novel to come out of Boston since Edwin O’Connor’s Last Hurrah.” - John Barkham Reviews
A New York Times Bestseller, more than one million sold
Madonna Red
Fiction
“A feminist thriller” –Howard Zinn
Translated into eight languages
Forbidden Disappointments
Poetry
“James Carroll’s first book of verse Forbidden Disappointments is impressive. The general theme is the conflict between belief and existential disorder. “Resurrection Poem” and half a dozen others announce a new, original talent.” –Allen Tate