The Shadow of God: A Journey Through Memory, Art & Faith
by Charles Scribner III
Published by Doubleday
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By Kathy Perschmann, Chanhassen (MN) Librarian
Great-great grandson of the founder of Charles Scribner's Sons, the publishing house, Charles Scribner III has worked as an editor and publishing executive for nearly 30 years.
This is an artfully arranged memoir of his schooling, his youth, his love for music and art. It is also about his conversion to Catholicism when in college, and highlights epiphanies of coincidence and faith during the course of one year.
While he did have a privileged upbringing-private schools, Princeton, trips to Europe, and incredible exposure to art and music-he also had his share of darkness (deaths by cancer of close friends and relatives, his father succumbing to Alzheimer's, and the alcoholism of a beloved teacher). His profound faith and the meaning it gives to his life every day shines through his words like sunlight through a veil of leaves blowing in the wind.
Not a riveting or exciting read; but a calm and thoughtfully expressed paean to the Catholic Church, the people of his youth, music and art.
Armchair Interviews says: Two unique sides to the life of a very privileged man.