ASIN: B004183N9C
Publisher: Alibi-Folio
Pages: 349
Tragedy is no stranger to the west coast of Ireland, and the old shepherd had seen his share; but he'd never seen anyone fall off a cliff. Looking down, even from a great height, he imagined he saw a slight movement; fancied he heard a cry of anguish in the wind-stuffed silence between waves. But the man's body - twisted back on itself at an impossible angle - was beyond the skill of a doctor to repair. Christ himself, the shepherd thought, would be hard-pressed to remake a man from such a crumpled mass of human debris. Besides, there wasn't a doctor for twenty miles. The shepherd ran to the church.Awkwardly, imperiling his own life, the priest clambored down the cliff and knelt beside the fallen man. Before the priest could gather his thoughts, the man - the landlord's caretaker - pulled him close and, with his last breath, rasped in his ear: "Father, forgive me, for I have sinned. ...
