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1982
THY BROTHER'S WIFE
Andrew M. Greeley
Cover of THY BROTHER'S WIFE

THY BROTHER'S WIFE

by Andrew M. Greeley

Warner/Geis · 2009

Peak rank

#5

Weeks on list

17

Debuted

April 1982

Chart History

#1510151982
dashed = off the list

17 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #5

The direction of Paul and Sean Cronin's lives was shaped the day their father, a self-made multimillionaire, decided that one of his boys would grow up to be a cardinal while the other would become president of the United States. For his elder son, Paul, the father had even chosen a wife—the beautiful Nora, who had come to the Cronin home as an orphan child years before. Obediently, and with a genuine vocation, the younger son, Sean, went into the priesthood. With a more cynical view, Paul went to Notre Dame to prepare for a life in politics until the Korean War intervened. Then came the news—Paul Cronin was missing in action. "If he dies," Sean's father told him, "you must leave the seminary and marry Nora." The words sang in Sean's head. Could he renounce his sacred calling—and marry the girl he had always loved? Long out of print, Thy Brother's Wife is a classic tale by one of America's most loved storytellers. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

All Appearances

7↓3May 16, 1982wk 5
7May 23, 1982wk 6
6↑1May 30, 1982wk 7
7↓1June 6, 1982wk 8
8↓1June 20, 1982wk 10
10↓2June 27, 1982wk 11
12↓2July 4, 1982wk 12
9↑3July 11, 1982wk 13
11↓2July 18, 1982wk 14

Details

ISBN-13
9781429939843
ISBN-10
1429939842
Published
2009
Pages
318
Publisher
Warner/Geis
Categories
Fiction

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