The Shoes of the Fisherman

In "The Shoes of the Fisherman," the unexpected election of the youngest pope, Kiril I, a Ukrainian recently freed from 17 years in Siberian labor camps, sets a gripping narrative in motion within the Vatican's corridors of power. As he assumes his role as leader of a divided Catholic Church, Kiril I must confront his past and his former tormentor to prevent the emergence of another world war. This international bestseller, the first in Morris West's Vatican trilogy, remains a significant and widely acclaimed novel of the 20th century.