Scotiabank Giller Prize Announced!

The Bishop's Man by Linden MacIntyre

Linden MacIntyre, writer and broadcast journalist on The Fifth Estate, was the recipient of the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize for fiction, awarded on November 10th. The Bishop's Man tells the story of Father Duncan MacAskill and tackles the difficult subject of abuse within the Catholic church. It explores how these cover-ups taint the church and the lives of those involved, including Father Duncan.

You may also be interested in novels by the other finalists:

The Disappeared by Kim Echlin
The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon
Fall by Colin McAdam
The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels