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O'Malley's Grail
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| Expected release date is Mar 23rd 2027 |
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Product Details
Author:
Thomas O. Davenport
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
280
Publisher:
Rare Bird Books (March 23, 2027)
Imprint:
Rare Bird Books
Release Date:
March 23, 2027
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781644286159
ISBN-10:
1644286157
Weight:
14.4oz
Dimensions:
5.5" x 8.5"
File:
Eloquence-SimonSchuster_06152026_P10208322_onix30-20260614.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$28.00
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
24
As low as:
$21.56
Publisher Identifier:
P-SS
Discount Code:
A
Overview
O’Malley’s Grail is a haunting, deeply felt novel about war, guilt, memory, and the search for redemption in the aftermath of atrocity. On a soft, serene spring day in 1944, German soldiers use an MG42 machine gun to execute the sisters of St. Isabelle’s convent in Aimo, Normandy. Jim O’Malley’s awakening to the scarring brutality of war begins with this atrocity and the tragic destruction of the convent town.
Set against the devastation of World War II, the novel follows O’Malley, a lawyer turned soldier, as he moves through occupied France witnessing executions, ruined villages, shattered lives, and the desperate struggle to preserve the ancient Cathedral of St. Anne amid the collapse of civilization.
Haunted by violence and moral compromise, O’Malley moves through a world populated by resistance fighters, exhausted soldiers, collaborators, clergy, and survivors, each grappling with loyalty, fear, revenge, and the burden of survival. Alongside these battle-worn figures, he confronts the uneasy tension between duty and conscience as war complicates conventional ideas of justice, vengeance, and mercy.
Blending historical realism with psychological depth, O’Malley’s Grail explores trauma, faith, memory, and the emotional wreckage left behind by conflict. Ruined sacred spaces, recurring nightmares, acts of sacrifice, and fleeting moments of humanity reveal a society struggling to rebuild itself while still haunted by unimaginable loss. Though somber in tone, the novel allows moments of grim humor, tenderness, and compassion to emerge from the chaos. At once devastating and deeply humane, O’Malley’s Grail is a portrait of a man—and a nation—searching for meaning and the possibility of healing among the ruins.
Set against the devastation of World War II, the novel follows O’Malley, a lawyer turned soldier, as he moves through occupied France witnessing executions, ruined villages, shattered lives, and the desperate struggle to preserve the ancient Cathedral of St. Anne amid the collapse of civilization.
Haunted by violence and moral compromise, O’Malley moves through a world populated by resistance fighters, exhausted soldiers, collaborators, clergy, and survivors, each grappling with loyalty, fear, revenge, and the burden of survival. Alongside these battle-worn figures, he confronts the uneasy tension between duty and conscience as war complicates conventional ideas of justice, vengeance, and mercy.
Blending historical realism with psychological depth, O’Malley’s Grail explores trauma, faith, memory, and the emotional wreckage left behind by conflict. Ruined sacred spaces, recurring nightmares, acts of sacrifice, and fleeting moments of humanity reveal a society struggling to rebuild itself while still haunted by unimaginable loss. Though somber in tone, the novel allows moments of grim humor, tenderness, and compassion to emerge from the chaos. At once devastating and deeply humane, O’Malley’s Grail is a portrait of a man—and a nation—searching for meaning and the possibility of healing among the ruins.
