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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780829424300 ISBN: 082942430X Label: Loyola Press Manufacturer: Loyola Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 586 Publication Date: September 29, 2006 Publisher: Loyola Press Studio: Loyola Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Book Description: Agatha Magee, the feisty, quick-witted, fiercely Catholic doyenne of Staggerford, Minnesota, confronts crises large and small in her 70th year. She is forced to retire from her beloved teaching, she's crushed to learn that her Irish pen pal James is a priest, and she's faced with the evils of the world -- from Irish terrorism to the petty jealousies that tear apart life in a small town. Jon Hassler explores themes of loss and spiritual renewal in this engaging novel. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Welcome to StaggerfordIt is my misfortune to discover many of our finest contemporary writers some 15-20 years after they've begun publishing. Better late than never in such cases as Jon Hassler, who travels in much the league and genre of J. F. Powers and Garrison Keillor. Hassler's voice and craft, however, are all his own, and they are a delight. "Dear James" is my introduction to his oeuvre; I look forward to reading much more. Rating: - My Favorite Book of All Time!!!I have read this book four times now (there is NO other book I've read this many times). Agatha is one of my favorite characters in all of fiction and I read a lot of fiction. She's true to herself in everything she does! I really love the relationship she has with the townsfolk and most particularly with James, although this isn't the first book with Agatha (Staggerford) or with Agatha and James (Green Journey), it can stand alone. It's warm, it's touching, it's funny, it's sad, it's, quite ... Read More Rating:  - Weird, unlikable characters in a diffuse plotHassler is an excellent writer and knows how to develop characters, but there just isn't enough plot in this book. Dragging in a bunch of stories about people caught up in the Irish feuds didn't do it for me - in fact, I skipped some of that. Agatha is distinctly unlikable as is Imogene. The only character I cared about was French. Hassler's books always move slowly, but this one was too glacial for me. I did finish it, but only because I was on vacation and didn't have much else to do. Rating: - Loved it! Please give us more about AgathaI love Jon Hassler's novels and wish he would write many more, especially if Miss Agatha is one of the characters. I find myself thinking about her all the time, wondering how she is doing, and hate to have to remind myself that she exists only in our imaginations. She is a combination of your favorite grade-school teacher, a beloved aunt or grandmother, the elderly neighbor loved by all, with a little of Aunt Bea mixed in. Read everything Jon Hassler has written. You can't go wrong with ... Read More Rating: - The best Hassler novel since Staggerford!!When you put this book down you won't be able to wait till you can pick it up again. You actually miss the characters. It's about feelings and love and everyday life and just how nice it can actually be. Hassler's characters are among the sweetest people you'll come to meet. --And Agatha talks some more about Miles Pruit!! 
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