by Shūsaku Endō, William Johnston
I received a copy for free from Bedford/St Martins. I’m pretty sure I am going to hell. I’ve read plenty of Saints lives, and there is one thing about Christian martyrs that puzzles me. If suicide is wrong, then isn’t martyrdom also wrong. Wait, wait. Hear me out. I know lying is wrong too, don’t ge...
Many thanks to the More Historical Than Fiction book club for bringing this book to my attention. The premise of a story of catholic missionaries trying to spread Christianity in Japan really caught my interest because I have fond memories of reading Shogun, which featured a similar premise as a s...