About This Book
[Updated and replaced by ""Alter Boy Rules.] An irreverent, bemused, pagan altar boy, thirteen years old, is sexually abused by a priest in 1958, in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul, Minnesota. He's determined to move on and live the fun way he's always lived. The novel has been called ""outrageously funny, tragic, blasphemous, heart-breaking, darkly satirical, and ultimately uplifting....A story about human resilience and the healing power of love."" William Francis Jack, once an altar boy, lives in his hometown, Saint Paul, Minnesota. He's lived in warmer places, but he prefers Minnesota. The world is never quieter than when it's snowing, and a fresh-fallen snow smooths all rough edges. At age 73, he is the father of three teenagers, whom he loves as much as any father can love his children, which is a lot.
