WHAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU
THOUGHT ABOUT THIS BOOK . . .
• "In brisk prose crackling with insight and populated by a range of beautifully chiselled characters, Eddie’s Dream draws on the story of Diogo, a pilot on the old Portugese caravels and a restless explorer of the spirit, in order to give life-support to Eddie, his 20st century city-kid disciple. McCauley brings the mind of a thoughtful poet -- and a trained nose for how feelings drive human behavior -- to the past forty tumultuous years of a Church struggling with issues of transition. Hang on! It’s a helluva crossing." — Tony Doherty
• "I think we want our lives to have a plot — a thread we can poke through a needle — but they don’t. They are experiences we weave together somehow, wondering if they make sense. I liked Eddie because his life is like mine — not hugely dramatic, filled with people, jobs, ego struggles, attempts at love, questions constantly thrown up by experience. His mind fascinated me, and his character continues to live for me after I closed the book. I felt exhausted with all the internal debates I went through with him, but at peace with the institution we share in common." — Kate Regan
• "The book was so many things — and all at the same time. Playful and deep, mystical and earthy, secular and profane. I found myself going over some of the scenes, almost praying over them. It’s a whirlwind, a speeding locomotive. I look forward to reading it again." — J.R. Kelly
• "An intriguing read. I was struck by what a student of his dreams Eddie was, and how brave he was to try to sell others his theory about how unconscious feelings influence the way they think about God." — Yolanda Kinsella