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
Supply of Heroes: A Novel
Fiction
“Each book by James Carroll changed the way I look at the world. Supply of Heroes is a magnificent achievement. He is one of those rare writers who gets better each time he goes up on the high wire. He amazes. He dazzles.”
- Pat Conroy
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