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Passover Trilogy

by Andrew M. Greeley

The Passover Trilogy series by Andrew M. Greeley has 3 known books (3 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Thy Brother's Wife (1982).

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
1982
Status
deceased
Shelved under
Literary Fiction
Start here: Thy Brother's Wife (1982) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Thy Brother's Wife
Thy Brother's Wife (1982)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Thy Brother's Wife

    Novel
    Thy Brother's Wife opened Andrew Greeley's first trilogy in 1982, among his earliest published fiction, at 350 pages -- a young priest's temptation by his brother's wife sets in motion the multigenerational Irish Catholic story that follows.
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  2. Ascent Into Hell

    Novel
    The trilogy's second book, published in 1983, runs 371 pages -- twenty pages longer than its predecessor -- and follows a cardinal's rise through Church politics.
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  3. Lord of the Dance

    Novel
    Lord of the Dance closed the trilogy in 1984 as its longest volume, at 401 pages, carrying the family saga's themes of faith, ambition, and desire into a further generational turn.
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Key facts about the Passover Trilogy series

The Passover Trilogy series has 3 books on our list. Since all 3 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Thy Brother's Wife, since it opens the publication order in 1982. Ascent Into Hell is book 2, from 1983. Lord of the Dance is book 3, from 1984.

Each title links to its own page, while the list keeps them in date order. Each book page shows its dates and editions. No next book has a date yet.

The books came out between 1982 and 1984, while their length runs from 350 to 401 pages. That is a run of 2 years.

Andrew M. Greeley has 64 books on our list. Additionally, they write Blackie Ryan, Time Between the Stars and Angel Fire, plus 3 more series. We shelve the books under contemporary fiction.

About the Passover Trilogy series

Andrew Greeley's first trilogy of novels, and among his earliest fiction, following Irish Catholic families across generations through crises of faith, ambition, and desire -- a young priest's temptation by his brother's wife in Thy Brother's Wife, a cardinal's rise through Church politics in Ascent Into Hell, and a further generational turn in Lord of the Dance. The trilogy set the template Greeley would return to across his fiction career: sharply observed Chicago Irish Catholicism, frank treatment of sexuality and sin, and an underlying interest in grace operating through ordinary, flawed lives.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in Greeley's Passover Trilogy?

Three, published 1982-1984: Thy Brother's Wife, Ascent Into Hell, and Lord of the Dance.

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