Vipers' Tangle: A Novel

Mauriac's brilliant pen transforms a man's letter to his divorced wife, describing his hatred for her and their children, into a chronicle of spiritual and psychological conflicts against God, family, and self. Mauriac tells the story of Monsieur Louis' metamorphosis through the majestic workings of grace with great subtlety and sensitivity. Vipers' Tangle, with its excellent arc and uncompromising study of the human heart, is easily one of the best novels of all time, Catholic or otherwise.