Morris West

A new pope has been elected and there are many problems he must solve, including a confrontation with the Soviet leader who was his jailor in a Siberian prison camp

The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Clowns of God

The life of C.G. Jung and that of a mysterious woman converge briefly when the distracted woman seeks Jung's professional help, and their past lives reveal parallels of fantasy and obsession

A Novel

The World is Made of Glass

The Salamander

Lazarus

Kundu

An omnibus edition of this bestselling Australian's three novels about the Catholic papacy: 'The Shoes of the Fisherman'(1963), 'The Clowns of God' (1981) and 'Lazarus' (1990). Includes a new introductory note by the author. The author became a Member of the Order of Australia in 1985 and his other novels include 'The World is Made of Glass' (1983) and 'Ringmaster' (1991).

The Vatican Trilogy

The Second Victory

In a desolate village in southern Italy, the life and death of Giacamo Nerone has inspired talk of sainthood. Father Blaise Meredith, a dying English priest, is sent from the Vatican to investigate. Morris West deftly explores the meaning of faith in this intriguing tale of secrets, lies, and sanctity.

The Devil's Advocate

The Ringmaster

Reissue of a novel first published in 1976. Gunnar Thorkild, of the Institute of Pacific Studies in Hawaii, announces in a scientific journal the existence of a legendary island, then sets out to find it. Australian author's last book was 'The Ringmaster'.

The Navigator

O Mestre de Cerimonias

A Play in Three Acts

The Heretic

Carl Strassberger has exchanged the fortune of his family's prestigious banking empire for a normal life. But Larry Lucas, heir to the Strassberger business, has just disappeared, and Carl must cast aside the peaceful existence he has secured to embark on a desperate life-and-death search. Carl Strassberger's comfortable life in the south of France is shattered when his brother-in-law Larry Lucas, the heir to the family banking business, suddenly vanishes after landing a multimillion-dollar deal. Investigating Larry's disappearance, Carl uncovers a sinister travel company that helps wealthy, unhappy clients disappear to a new life. But Carl fears Larry is dead-or worse. Vanishing Point is a story of flight and pursuit, of financial intrigue, of old and menacing secrets unearthed and of normal lives thrown suddenly into violent confusion. 'Morris West has the enviable ability to thrust readers into a compelling story with very few wasted words.' Amazon review 'Morris West is a remarkably consistent exponent of a dying art-the production of literate and intelligent bestsellers.' The Sunday Times

Vanishing Point

Bryan Cavanagh, an Irishman from Australia, and the Principessa, the bride of a wealthy American, share a passionate affair in their youth, and then meet again, some forty years later.

The Lovers

In an impoverished village in southern Italy, the enigmatic life and mysterious death of Giacomo Nerone has inspired talk of sainthood. Father Blaise Meredith, a dying English priest, is sent by the Vatican to investigate. As he tries to untangle the web of facts, rumours and outright lies that surround Nerone, The Devil's Advocate reminds us how the power of goodness ultimately prevails over despair. The Devil's Advocate was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the W.H. Heinemann Award of the Royal Society of Literature, and was made into a film. It sold three million copies in its first two years and remains one of Morris West's most popular novels. A reading experience of real emotional intensity.' The New York Times Book Review An engrossing story, expertly told, about a set of fascinating people.' Chicago Sunday Tribune Brilliant and deeply disturbing. The Daily Telegraph

The Devil's Advocate (16pt Large Print Edition)

John Spada runs an enormous multi-national corporation; privately he heads Proteus, a clandestine resistance movement. His aim is to free prisoners of conscience wherever they may be. As the story unfolds, Spada himself becomes an outlaw, and holds the world hostage. Big John Spada is a self-made millionaire. From his headquarters in New York, he directs enterprises around the world with military precision. Privately, Spada also funds Proteus, a clandestine movement that works to free political prisoners and combat tyrants wherever they may be. Then news arrives from Argentina that the Buenos Aires secret police have arrested Spada's daughter Teresa, a doctor, after she performed emergency surgery on a man with gunshot wounds. They then take her husband Rodolfo whose outspoken editorials have angered the country's fascist government. A scheme is hatched by Proteus to rescue them, but soon the enemies of Proteus begin to target Spada himself. 'Mammoth brew of good and evil.' The Observer 'Extraordinarily well-told . . . narrative is very exciting.' Auberon Waugh, Evening Standard 'Bestseller written all over it.' Daily Express

Proteus

Masterclass

The heartwarming and profound story of Kiril Lakota, a cardinal who reluctantly steps out from behind the Iron Curtain to lead the Catholic Church as pope, and finds himself thrown into the machinations of Cold War politics. This international bestselling novel remains one of Morris West's best known works and is the first title in his Vatican Trilogy. The pope is dead and the corridors of the Vatican hum with intrigue as cardinals gather to elect his successor. The result is a surprise: the new pope is the youngest of them all-a bearded Ukrainian. The Shoes of the Fisherman is the moving story of Kiril I, recently released from seventeen years in Siberian labour camps and haunted by his past. Not only is he the leader of a fractured Catholic Church, but he also finds he must confront his inquisitor and tormentor in order to avert another world war. An international bestseller, The Shoes of the Fisherman is one of the great novels of the twentieth century and is still widely read today. It is the first novel in Morris West's Vatican trilogy. 'Tough, spare, brilliant, vital.' The Bookman 'High drama . . . beautifully executed.' The Sunday Times 'A masterpiece.' Chicago Tribune

Gilbert Langton, respected linguist and trusted negotiator, has been selected to mediate the interests of Japan and Germany in an ambitious deal masterminded to lift the Russian Republic out from under the threat of famine and bloodshed. But conflict in the Middle East is on the brink of explosion, and the repercussions of international power-plays ensnare Langton in an impassable web of profit motives, mob involvement, and hidden agendas.

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