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Pride, betrayal, forgiveness . . . and the eternal sea. The Prodigal tells the mystical tale of four people on Ocracoke Island whose destiny is tied to an abandoned schooner, thought to have been lost at sea more than a century ago, that one day drifts ashore. Marcus O'Reilly, a renegade Catholic priest, must confront his inner demons. Ibrahim Joseph, a Bahamian fugitive, must face his past. Aidan Sharpe, a fallen lawyer, struggles with self-doubt and his growing affection for Molly McGregor, a fearless towboat captain who cannot find the courage to love. They will all be drawn into a 2,000-year-old mystery that unfolds with the reappearance of the ship.
About the author
Michael Hurley was an Australia Council Writer in the Community at the AIDS Council of NSW in 1995 and Researcher in Residence at the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations, 1999-2000. From 1985-1998 he taught textual and cultural studies at the University of Technology, Sydney and was an HIV social researcher at The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University 2001-2010.
