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Hyssop

Kevin McIlvoy

1998175 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1998
first published
  • 1998TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press · 175 pages · ENGISBN 9780810150850
  • 1999Harper Perennial · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9780380732715

An octogenarian recounts his life, including a triangle involving him, his wife and a priest. The climax comes as Red Greet of New Mexico watches the priest administer last rites to his dying wife. The look between them says it all, but there is a consolation, his rival is his best friend and a saintly man.

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Character focusTwo hander

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Romance levelCentral

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