Saints and Sinners

“Mixes her trademark lyricism with a brutal depiction of lives marred by violence . . .tragedy mingles with beauty . . .and destruction with moments of grace.” — Publishers Weekly With her inimitable gift for describing the workings of the heart and mind, Edna O'Brien introduces us to a vivid new cast of restless, searching people who—whether in the Irish countryside or London or New York—remind us of our own humanity. In “Send My Roots Rain,” Miss Gilhooley, a librarian, waits in the lobby of a