Roger Buck

The Gentle Traditionalist is a rather odd book by modern standards: most of it is a Socratic dialogue between the narrator, the mysterious "Gentle Traditionalist", and various interesting visitors. Our hero is a rather confused average Brit, who is in love with Anna. First he lost her to a search for New Age completion, and now he's shocked to discover that she wants to be a Catholic nun. When she invites him to visit her in Ireland, he thinks he may still have a chance. But was it all a misunderstanding? After he's in a car accident, he stumbles into the office of the Gentle Traditionalist, who promises to explain everything that's separating him from Anna and how he might still win her. For the narrator, it's a trip through the rabbit hole to a world view completely different from his. But for anyone looking for a painless introduction to traditional Catholic thought (albeit a particularly European strain), it's a journey they'll want to take.

A unique book and probably best described as Sophie's World meets Father Brown, I've never read anything quite like it. Highly recommended for anyone interested in modern Catholic fiction, traditional Catholic philosophy, or Irish Catholic culture.… (mehr)