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Though young enough to remember his "heavy metal" phase, Michael McGirr has cultivated a passionate and warmhearted spirituality, and a unique Christian faith. As a priest, Michael takes his mum on a tour of Europe, the honeymoon she and her late husband never got around to having. Between meditating on his hilarious and illuminating travels with Mum and on the historical figures that dot their voyage — everyone from Hemingway to Michelangelo to the quietly heroic people who inspire Michael's religious dedication — McGirr plunges deep into his family history, unearthing sickness and instability, but also moments of great love and perseverance. Always, his reflections are tempered by his Bill Bryson — like with and his eye for the eccentric characters he meets along the way.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780871138378
  • Genres
  • travel, biography, memoir
  • Release date
  • 2002