Michael's Publications
Take a Priest Like You
Declared at birth to be the ‘next priest in the family,’ Barrington’s life followed a predetermined path. His memoir traces the struggle to find his true self. In Take a Priest Like You, he provides a brutally honest and gripping portrayal of his life as missionary priest searching for meaning. Stood up to be shot by a group of drunken soldiers, a whiskey drinking, “John Wayne” type of priest shows real caring. A racist, alcoholic pastor nurses him through an almost fatal bout of malaria. Devastated by the death of a twelve-year-old schoolgirl, he then has to bury her. A Muslim friend offers him his youngest wife for the night if only he will stay in his house.
Take a Priest Like You, is a true to life ‘survivor’ tale, replete with adrenaline pumping adventures, daunting challenges and one priest’s profound religious struggle to find his true self. Combined with warm humor and moving insights it offers a rare glimpse into one man’s spiritual experiences. Moved by the Spirit he spends a year as a hermit before making a momentous decision, and disinherited by his family, to leave behind the only adult life he had known. Happily married, he finds his mission in helping marginalized people worldwide.
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No Room for Heroes
A novel of the French Resistance 1944
Let the Peacock Sing
Love in a Time of Resistance
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Four Mile House
A Tale of Four Couples
Conor Mason, a veterinarian and Livia Coglione, a beautiful Irish-Italian surgeon, aren’t a likely match, but when they meet something life-changing begins. Three other couples, in France, Ireland and England, each one with a compelling story, find their lives intertwined with Conor and Livia. Four Mile House, is a story of mutual attraction, friendship and love. It takes us from the couple’s first awkward conversations through tragic upheaval, self-discovery and family roots. Lyrical, expansive and hauntingly evocative, as we follow the characters, they will stay with you long after the last page.
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No Distance Between Us
Set in British colonial Nigeria during the 1920s, the white community drinks afternoon tea, plays bridge and dresses its servants as if they still lived in the UK. Affairs are commonplace, ignored, provided they are discreet. Ngutor, a ‘houseboy, becomes the unfortunate victim messenger between the wife of his master and her lover. Worlds collide when the District Officer, a married man, falls madly in love with a French nun, a doctor and head of the local hospital. No Distance Between Us, is a historical novel of sensitive intimacy, desire and passion, that will keep you turning the pages.
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