Book description
Internationally bestselling author, Anne Rice, has written
twenty-eight novels - magnificent tales of other worldly beings that
explore the realms of good and evil, love and alienation: each a
reflection of her own moral journey. Now, in her powerful memoir, she
writes about her own life as a Catholic.
Beginning with her New Orleans childhood, in a vividly experienced
world of storytelling and ritual, Rice's faith was formed. As a
teenager, struggling to reconcile her faith with her hunger for
knowledge and understanding of the modern world, she turned her back
to the religion of her childhood and lost her belief in God. Years
later, after the tragic passing of her daughter, she wrote
Interview with the Vampire,a lament for her lost faith.
Rice describes a turning point in 1998, when, after nearly four
decades as an atheist, she returned to the religion of her childhood.
Hers is a faith that has survived even her husband's death and the
divisive nature of contemporary religious debate. This is her
spiritual confession.
Anne Rice is the author of many internationally bestselling books,
most recently
Christ the Lord Road to Cana
, the second volume in her life of Christ. She came to international
fame for 'The Vampire Chronicles', which include
Interview with the Vampire
(filmed by Neil Jordan, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt),
The Tale
of the Body Thief
and the latest volume
Blood Canticle
. Her other fiction includes the shorter vampire novels,
Pandora
and
Vittorio the Vampire
, as well as
The Witching Hour
,
Lasher
,
The Mummy
,
The Feast of All Saints
and
Cry to Heaven.
She was born in New Orleans, where she lived for many years, and now
lives in Rancho Mirage, California.
