As her sister faces a scandal, Annie is torn between her own gut instinct and years of Catholic guilt, but takes courageous risks to wrest salvation from the tragic sequence of events set in motion by her parents’ betrayal. When she discovers a wedding photograph of her mother next to a soldier who is not her father, when ‘The Hands’ visit her at night, Annie realizes her parents will do almost anything to maintain their reputation. When a family friend is shortlisted to become the first American pope, Annie creates a hilarious campaign of lies to increase her status, but soon is haunted by her own dishonesty. Q Tell us about A Theory of Expanded Love.Ī It’s a coming-of-age story of tradition and redemption about a lovable adolescent on the cusp of her teen years in a huge, noisy Catholic family. author Hicks about her debut work, how her background influenced the story, and why she chose to use the novel as a new form.
Playwright and author Caitlin Hicks’ first novel, A Theory of Expanded Love, offers a humorous yet poignant exploration of religious doctrine, family tensions and adolescence, as seen through the eyes of 12-year-old Annie Shea in the last six months of 1963. The next issue of Sunrise presented by Vancouver Sun will soon be in your inbox.
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