A true love story between a Broadway actress and Catholic priest Fallbrook, CA, Dec 3, 2008 - Alpine Publishing, Inc. is proud to announce the release of its latest title: The Strength of a Sparrow, a new novel based on the true love story of the author's parents: his mother, a Broadway actress and his father, a Catholic priest.
The author has exposed to the world the hardships and heartache that his mother had to endure because of her secret and forbidden love. The character of a tenacious young woman, Bouvette Sherwood, who is a successful New York Broadway producer and actress, drives the plot. In the mid 1940s Bouvette meets and falls in love with a charming alcoholic, Hughie Hewitt. He has a secret though, which he keeps from her during their intense courtship--he is a Catholic priest. Their love story unfolds into a kaleidoscope of intrigue, suspense, betrayal, and romance.