Alphonse: A Novel

After twenty years of riding the rails, Alphonse has earned a reputation for being a kindhearted soul always ready to help. When he helps the Sadlers, a young couple seeking a better life in small-town 1950s Indiana, he doesn't intend to stay. But stay he does, keeping a close eye on the Sadlers and their two young sons-and an even closer eye on the town's new priest, Father Brennon. On the surface, Brennon seems perfect for the job-but Alphonse crossed paths with him years earlier in the r...