Alice McDermott's new novel will provoke contemplation and prayer. It is a Catholic book, and it will seep into you like indigo into a clean, pure bolt of cloth.

Readers who identify with Ali will have to shut their eyes to the negatives and praise the positives.

The continued costs and casualties alone should lead parents, taxpayers and indeed politicians to care.

Every now and then, one comes across a book that seems unique. Its authors, editors and publisher are not so much meeting an already-expressed need as they are anticipating (or creating) one.

As a movement directed at unity and uniformity (Henry’s vision), the English Reformation was a high-stakes failure.