DREAMER BY DAY.
A Priest Returns to Life. Pp. [xvi]+ 144(last blank), 8 plates; lower board a trifle flecked; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, the back flap slightly creased; name and date (1971) in ink at head of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1971. First edition. *Autobiography of a former Catholic priest. 'Opening with an account of his training in Australia, with some interesting sidelights on Archbishop Mannix and other prominent churchmen, and describing some bizarre experiences under L.S.D. when he sought medical help for his growing unease, the book reaches its climax during the Second Vatican Council at Rome in 1965 when, besides finding himself more than ever in conflict with much of Church policy, the author fell in love with a nun' [wrapper blurb]. Item #155964
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