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Michael Hurley

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Michael Hurley is an American novelist, memoirist, and essayist living in London. He keeps up with readers at his website, www.mchurley.com.
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Average rating: 3.84 · 445 ratings · 225 reviews · 7 distinct works
The Prodigal
4.11 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions
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“An enemy hath done this”

From Mere Christianity, by C. S. Lewis:

“The rightful king has landed . . . in disguise, and is calling us all to take part in a great campaign of sabotage. When you go to church you are really listening-in to the secret wireless from our friends: that is why the enemy is so anxious to prevent us from going.”






Early in the pandemic I wrote to an Anglican priest in London to say that I thought the

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“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
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“That’s part of what I like about the book in some ways. It portrays death truthfully. You die in the middle of your life, in the middle of a sentence”
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Book Club from Grace Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC. We read a variety of titles and discuss once a month. All are welcome!

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