6/30/2023 0 Comments Faith haigh![]() ![]() “She handles these complex issues with grace and insight. “‘Faith’ will speak to a wide audience,” said Burnham. Harper Collins publisher Jonathan Burnham agreed. ![]() I could stand on my head for other books and not get that kind of attention.” The outpouring of support for it is organic here. “She writes beautifully, she’s very easy to work with and listens carefully. It wasn’t hard to get, according to Claire Wachtel, an executive editor at Harper Collins and Haigh’s editor on all four books. Most telling, perhaps, is that in the advanced reader galley the publisher sends to reviewers, every department head, including Harper Collins group president Michael Morrison, endorsed the book with a personal blurb. There’s buzz among foreign publishers, and sales. It’s already received starred reviews from industry trade magazines such as Publishers Weekly and the always discerning Kirkus Reviews. It tests the faith the McGann family has in one another. “Faith” tells the story of Sheila McGann, who returns to the South Shore after her brother, a priest, is accused of molesting a boy. Haigh, considered by many to be one of the premier writers of our time, is set to release her fourth novel, “Faith,” on Tuesday, May 10. If I were to die there, no one would know.” “I have a writing studio,” said Haigh over tea at Cohasset’s French Memories. ![]() She carries only paper and pens – and her thoughts. ![]() She doesn’t bring a cell phone and there’s no Internet access. Most mornings, Jennifer Haigh leaves her South Shore home before first light and heads to a destination unknown to anyone. ![]()
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