The Resource Hyssop, by Kevin McIlvoy
Hyssop, by Kevin McIlvoy
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- Summary
- [Hyssop (his? ep) n. 1. A fragrant, blue-flowered plant (Hyssopus officianalus) of the mint family, used in folk medicine as a tonic, stimulant, etc. 2. A plant used in purifactory sprinkling rites by the ancient Hebrews] *** Red Greet, the narrator of Hyssop, is in jail again, as he has been often in his eighty-seven years. As he gives his jailer a dance lesson, Red begins to share with him his life story. Struggling to learn the simple steps, the jailer listens to Red?s outrageous, incredible, yet utterly convincing accounts of the miracles he has witnessed and sometimes participated in directly. Red?s stories center around several constants: his impoverished life as a guilelessly honest thief and grifter in Las Almas, New Mexico; his love for Recita Holguin; and, the miracle story dearest to him, his seventy-two-year friendship with Bishop Francisco Velasco. Frank and Red met in 1924 as Red?s mother, a healer, worked her folk magic to help Frank?s family survive violence and devastating turmoil. The boys immediately formed a deep and abiding bond. Frank, who becomes a Catholic priest and eventually a bishop, remains Red?s lifelong confessor because he is the keeper of Red?s secrets, and Red the keeper of his. The men are not only friends, but unlikely accomplices: they argue over Frank?s car, a Monte Carlo with cathedral windows airbrushed on the hood; they promenade, naked, through the middle of the Hatch Chile Festival; they work to restore a statue of the beloved Virgen de Guadalupe, which?miraculously? begins to perspire blood?blood that bears a suspicious likeness to red paint. Through it all, Red confesses his many sins to Frank, always returning to the mysteries of a sin he feels he cannot be absolved of: his courtship of Recita during his wife Cecila?s long illness. In telling how he has loved and been loved, in confessing how he has sinned and inspired others to sin, Red Greet seeks hyssop, the substance that might wash his soul clean. Hyssop is a stunning novel full of magic; it is an inquiry into the nature of religious faith and belief and into the power of moral dilemmas embedded in loving friendships and in spiritually rich but materially impoverished lives. Reading Hyssop, you will believe again in miracles of healing and in the haunting power of memories of the past. ***?Hyssop is a wonderful gift of faith to a cynical age. Only a book this smart, tough-minded, funny, beautiful and, yes, humble could burrow so deeply into both the doubting mind and the yearning heart.??Richard Russo, author of Straight Man?A radiant, mysterious novel, brilliantly lit by hard-won faith. Hyssop reminds us that we are all part of the last tribe of the unchosen: and that despite that we can be saved by the language of love.??Andrea Barrett, author of Ship Fever: Stories
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Note
- "Previously published in print, 1998"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781611873740
- Label
- Hyssop
- Title
- Hyssop
- Statement of responsibility
- by Kevin McIlvoy
- Subject
-
- Bishops
- Bishops -- Fiction
- Catholics
- Catholics -- Fiction
- Christian fiction
- Christian fiction
- Christian fiction
- FICTION -- General
- FICTION -- Literary
- Faith
- Faith -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Male friendship
- Male friendship -- Fiction
- Marriage -- Fiction
- Miracles
- Miracles -- Fiction
- New Mexico
- New Mexico -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Thieves
- Thieves -- Fiction
- Marriage
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- [Hyssop (his? ep) n. 1. A fragrant, blue-flowered plant (Hyssopus officianalus) of the mint family, used in folk medicine as a tonic, stimulant, etc. 2. A plant used in purifactory sprinkling rites by the ancient Hebrews] *** Red Greet, the narrator of Hyssop, is in jail again, as he has been often in his eighty-seven years. As he gives his jailer a dance lesson, Red begins to share with him his life story. Struggling to learn the simple steps, the jailer listens to Red?s outrageous, incredible, yet utterly convincing accounts of the miracles he has witnessed and sometimes participated in directly. Red?s stories center around several constants: his impoverished life as a guilelessly honest thief and grifter in Las Almas, New Mexico; his love for Recita Holguin; and, the miracle story dearest to him, his seventy-two-year friendship with Bishop Francisco Velasco. Frank and Red met in 1924 as Red?s mother, a healer, worked her folk magic to help Frank?s family survive violence and devastating turmoil. The boys immediately formed a deep and abiding bond. Frank, who becomes a Catholic priest and eventually a bishop, remains Red?s lifelong confessor because he is the keeper of Red?s secrets, and Red the keeper of his. The men are not only friends, but unlikely accomplices: they argue over Frank?s car, a Monte Carlo with cathedral windows airbrushed on the hood; they promenade, naked, through the middle of the Hatch Chile Festival; they work to restore a statue of the beloved Virgen de Guadalupe, which?miraculously? begins to perspire blood?blood that bears a suspicious likeness to red paint. Through it all, Red confesses his many sins to Frank, always returning to the mysteries of a sin he feels he cannot be absolved of: his courtship of Recita during his wife Cecila?s long illness. In telling how he has loved and been loved, in confessing how he has sinned and inspired others to sin, Red Greet seeks hyssop, the substance that might wash his soul clean. Hyssop is a stunning novel full of magic; it is an inquiry into the nature of religious faith and belief and into the power of moral dilemmas embedded in loving friendships and in spiritually rich but materially impoverished lives. Reading Hyssop, you will believe again in miracles of healing and in the haunting power of memories of the past. ***?Hyssop is a wonderful gift of faith to a cynical age. Only a book this smart, tough-minded, funny, beautiful and, yes, humble could burrow so deeply into both the doubting mind and the yearning heart.??Richard Russo, author of Straight Man?A radiant, mysterious novel, brilliantly lit by hard-won faith. Hyssop reminds us that we are all part of the last tribe of the unchosen: and that despite that we can be saved by the language of love.??Andrea Barrett, author of Ship Fever: Stories
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McIlvoy, Kevin
- Dewey number
- 813.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3563.C369
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Male friendship
- Marriage
- Catholics
- Thieves
- Bishops
- Miracles
- Faith
- New Mexico
- Psychological fiction
- Christian fiction
- FICTION
- FICTION
- Bishops
- Catholics
- Christian fiction
- Faith
- Male friendship
- Marriage
- Miracles
- Psychological fiction
- Thieves
- New Mexico
- Label
- Hyssop, by Kevin McIlvoy
- Note
- "Previously published in print, 1998"--Title page verso
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 817771901
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781611873740
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 92f33b05-9a83-4d6d-82e0-b2973600a265
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)817771901
- Label
- Hyssop, by Kevin McIlvoy
- Note
- "Previously published in print, 1998"--Title page verso
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 817771901
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781611873740
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 92f33b05-9a83-4d6d-82e0-b2973600a265
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)817771901
Subject
- Bishops
- Bishops -- Fiction
- Catholics
- Catholics -- Fiction
- Christian fiction
- Christian fiction
- Christian fiction
- FICTION -- General
- FICTION -- Literary
- Faith
- Faith -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Male friendship
- Male friendship -- Fiction
- Marriage -- Fiction
- Miracles
- Miracles -- Fiction
- New Mexico
- New Mexico -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Thieves
- Thieves -- Fiction
- Marriage
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