Loving novel tackles life of St Valentine
Valentine: A Love Story, by Chet Raymo, Brandon, €16.
Valentine: A Love Story, by Chet Raymo, Brandon, €16.
In a televised Pop Idol contest for saints, it is a foregone conclusion that St Valentine would easily win the youth vote. I don't know if many lovers still pray to him, but greeting card makers surely light candles to him en route to the bank every February.
For such a celebrity among saints, little is known about the man, or indeed whether it ...