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''Father Hilary's Holiday'' is a 1965 novel by Scottish writer
Bruce Marshall Lieutenant-Colonel Claude Cunningham Bruce Marshall, known as Bruce Marshall (24 June 1899 – 18 June 1987) was a prolific Scottish writer who wrote fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of topics and genres. His first book, ''A Thief ...
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Plot summary

After thirty years in the priesthood, Father Hilary seizes the opportunity to attend a religious congress in South America. Father Hilary's well earned holiday is to be spent at a sort of ecumenical conference convened by "el Libertator" the Generalissimo of Tomasia. The result is a witty, pointed tale of humble but outspoken Franciscan friar and his wondrous escapades in the boiling maelstrom of a mythical Latin American dictatorship.Marshall, B: ''Father Hilary's Holiday'' Doubleday & Company, New York 1965.


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1965 British novels Novels by Bruce Marshall Catholic novels Novels set in South America Novels set in fictional countries Constable & Co. books {{1960s-novel-stub