The Malefactors Mauriac would turn the entire Protestant

would turn the entire Protestant Reformation

but above all to the ardent fervor of his love for God

inspired by Scripture

The Secret of the Heart stands as a worthy testament to St

The Malefactors Mauriac would turn the entire ProtestantBy Caroline Gordon The Malefactors so perfectly captures the enervated carnality and marmoreal frigidity of the Lost Generation, and the ensuing need and the desire for meaning, that Flannery OConnor called it undoubtedly the most serious and successful fictional treatment of a conversion by an American writer to date. Tom and Vera Claiborne have settled at Blenckers Bridge with a motley assortment of friends, family, and literati. Despite life at