The Cardinal Virtues
- Published
- 1 January 1990
- Pages
- 449
- ISBN-13
- 9780862204570
- Type
- novel
About this book
Opens Andrew M. Greeley's Maggie Ward trilogy in 1990, launching the Chicago Irish Catholic family saga of love, guilt, and forgiveness across generations; at 449 pages it is the longest of the three novels.
Key facts about The Cardinal Virtues
The Cardinal Virtues is a novel by Andrew M. Greeley. Readers have had it since 1990. It runs to 449 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of The Cardinal Virtues. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780862204570 to find the main one.
The Cardinal Virtues is book 1 of 3 in the World of Maggie Ward series. The series has 3 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, Andrew M. Greeley writes Passover Trilogy, Blackie Ryan and Time Between the Stars, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our contemporary fiction, mystery and contemporary fantasy shelves.
About Andrew M. Greeley
Andrew M. Greeley (1928-2013) was a Roman Catholic priest, sociologist, and one of the best-selling novelists of his era, publishing more than fifty novels alongside a parallel academic career studying American Catholicism. See every Andrew M. Greeley book in order.
Its place in World of Maggie Ward
The Cardinal Virtues is book 1 in the World of Maggie Ward series. It is followed by An Occasion of Sin. See the full World of Maggie Ward reading order.
A trilogy of novels centered on Maggie Ward and the Chicago Irish Catholic families around her, moving between the mid-20th century and contemporary settings as Greeley traces love, guilt, and forgiveness across a single extended family. The Search for Maggie Ward, despite being published last of the three, tells the earlier, formative part of the story.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780862204570