This tale of intrigue and revenge will both shock and engage the reader. The Ram of God tells of greed and land-grabbing, of prejudice and conspiracy, of rejected and unrequited love. Eddie Drannaghy, known as the Ram of God because as a student priest he fell for the seductions of an American in-law, is expelled from the seminary and returns home to the family farm, which his younger brothers, lazy twins Murt and Will, have inherited. Eddie, although he has no claim, works hard because of his love for the land, especally the high meadow which holds so many happy memories.Ruthless Mollie Cronane, supermarket owner and village matriarch, decides the twins would make ideal husbands for her two daughters and is delighted to hear they are already pregnant by them. But disaster strikes Mollie's plans. Suddenly, it is the Ram of God alone who stands in the way of the Drannaghy farm and her happiness... "I'll even the score with the Ram of God and he'll rue the day he crossed swords with Mollie Cronane."In his subplots John B. Keane addresses many controversial issues, such as the tragic effects of alcoholism on the family, hypocrisy in the Catholic church, corruption in the police force, and violent bigotry against the Irish traveling (itinerant) community. Read Less