Conclave
By Greg Tobin
(Tor Books, Mass Market Paperback, 9780812579215, 464pp.)
Publication Date: April 2002
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover (June 2001)
Categories: General
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Born and raised in suburban New Jersey, Timothy John Mulrennan has known since childhood a deep and abiding faith in his God and his Church that leads him to a career as a priest-and propels him onto the stage of world events that include the Second Vatican Council, the Vietnam War, and the election of the first Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic church of the third millennium. Along the way he encounters some of the most remarkable characters in contemporary fiction: Henry Martin Vennholme, leader of the conservative lay movement called Evangelium Christi, and Mulrennan's bitterest enemy within the church . . . Rachel Seredi, a beautiful artist from Hungary who falls in love with Bishop Mulrennan and gives him the greatest gift a woman ever could . . . Cardinal Leandro Biagi, a wily and urbane politician who would be at home in the time of the Medicis and Borgias . . . and Jaime de Guzman, the Archbishop of Manila and longtime friend of Tim Mulrennan's, the one man who speaks in the American's defense during the divided conclave and who pays the ultimate price for his honesty and faith in God.
Greg Tobin is an award-winning Catholic author of popular fiction and nonfiction. A former editor and senior publishing executive, he is currently a full-time writer. He is a graduate of Yale University. Tobin lives with his wife and sons in South Orange, New Jersey.
"What really happens in the making of a pope? In Conclave Greg Tobin takes us behind the scenes to answer that question."--Margaret George, international bestselling author of The Memoirs of Henry VIII "Tobin weaves historical church figures and events into an engrossing story line crammed with contemporary Christian issues."--The Newark Star-Ledger on Conclave
"A wonderful book. . . . A beautifully rendered story of faith and devotion, blended with good old-fashioned intrigue and adventure."--Nelson DeMille, bestselling author of The Lion's Game on Conclave
"Greg Tobin has written a vivid, compelling tale that will no doubt find the wide audience it deserves."--W.E.B. Griffin, bestselling author of The Brotherhood of War on Conclave "A well-researched history of the modern church and an excellent portrayal of a man of deep spirituality."--Library Journal on Conclave "Conclave will provide many readers (Catholic and Protestant) with grist for criticism and commendation."--The Fort Worth Morning Star-Telegram
"What really happens in the making of a pope? Conclave takes us behind the scenes to answer that question."
"Tobin weaves historical church figures and events into an engrossing story line crammed with contemporary Christian issues."
"A beautifully rendered story of faith and devotion, blended with good old-fashioned intrigue and adventure."
"Greg Tobin has written a vivid, compelling tale that will no doubt find the wide audience it deserves."
"A well-researched history of the modern church and an excellent portrayal of a man of deep spirituality."
"Conclave will provide many readers (Catholic and Protestant) with grist for criticism and commendation."
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