The Sign Of The Cross Travels In Catholic Europe

Between 1990 and 1994, colm toibin made a series of trips through catholic europe, and then set down his impressions in this beautifully written book. His journey led him into close contact with people from all walks of life, from priests to politicians, from the intellectually open to the spiritually bigoted. filled with personal detail set within its historical context, this is toibin at his finest and most insightful.