"Thy Brother's Wife makes strong statements about important matters--love, morality, power, belief, and human frailty under the pressure of animal drives." --The New York Times Book Review
"The first strength of Thy Brother's Wife is the author's view from within; the rubrics . . . of the Church from the parish to the Vatican ring authentic . . . priests and princes of the Church as fragile human beings, the pains of change, the possibilities and the promise of a transcending, consoling, and supradenominational faith." --Los Angeles Times
"Greeley's turf remains Camelot West: the Chicago of lace-curtain Irish who have pushed their way to the top . . . Greeley the romantic, wishing that life could be full of grace, and Greeley the realistic priest, who knows how dark human souls can be." --Time on Thy Brother's Wife
"Written with verve, economy, and authority about the subjects Greeley knows best - the political shenanigans of Illinois and the subtle but more ominous infighting in the Catholic Church." --Chicago Tribune on Thy Brother's Wife
Priest, sociologist, author, and journalist, Father Andrew M. Greeley (1928-2013) was the author of over 50 bestselling novels and more than 100 works of nonfiction. His novels include the Bishop Blackie Ryan series, including The Archbishop in Andalusia; the Nuala Anne McGrail series, including Irish Tweed; the O'Malley Family Saga, including A Midwinter's Tale; and standalones such as Home for Christmas and The Cardinal Sins.
A leading spokesperson for generations of Catholics, Father Greeley unflinchingly urged his beloved Church to become more responsive to believers' evolving concerns. He chronicled his service to the Church in two autobiographies, Confessions of a Parish Priest and Furthermore!