Stealing Fatima A Novel
Stealing Fatima, a novel by Frank X. Gaspar, is published by Catapult and was released on December 1, 2009. This 400-page work delves into the life of Father Manuel Furtado, who, as the last light of All-Hallows’ Eve fades, engages in a nightly ritual filled with gin, pills, and prayer. His routine is disrupted when he encounters Sarafino, a childhood friend, who shares his troubling visions of the Virgin Mary, prompting Father Manny to confront his own doubts and the faith of his community.
In this narrative, readers will explore themes of faith, redemption, and the complexities of belief within a small fishing village. The story unfolds as Father Manny grapples with his past and the unexpected return of Sarafino, leading to a series of events that challenge both his personal convictions and the spiritual fabric of the parish. Stealing Fatima presents a richly detailed exploration of the intersection between the divine and the everyday, inviting readers to reflect on the nature of faith in contemporary life.
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As the last light of All–Hallows’ Eve falls on a small town at the tip of Cape Cod, Father Manuel Furtado begins his nightly ritual of gin and pills, prayer, and hours spent writing feverishly in his ledger. With the deep luxury of the chemicals in his body, he copies passages from Saint Augustine and Martin Heidegger, disciplined in his desire to flesh out his ever–building demons.
But, unlike his usual uninterrupted reflection, this night there is a crash, sudden enough to pull Father Manny from the rectory and toward his church, Our Lady of Fatima. He finds a man there — his childhood friend Sarafino, whom he has not seen in decades — frail with illness and desperate to tell the priest about his recurring visits from the Virgin Mary. Despite Father Manny’s grave doubts about Sarafino and his visions, he lets his old friend into his home and his life, and this single act ignites a series of events that challenge the faith of this fishing village, the parish, and of Father Manny himself.
Striking and lovingly detailed, Stealing Fatima is the story of a priest’s search for redemption in a town where, even in these modern times, the divine is possible.
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