Ascent into hell vs Passiontide: Which Should You Read?

Ascent into hell Andrew M. Greeley · 1983 ★★★★☆ 4.5 371 pages · ≈ 6 h 52 m · Moderate

When Hugh Donlon chooses the priesthood over his love for Maria Manfredy, he begins a series of events that will see him become disillusioned and disgraced as well as wealthy and powerful -- with a chance to choose…

Passiontide Brian E. Pearson · 2002 278 pages · ≈ 5 h 09 m · Moderate

David, an Anglican parish priest, has no way of knowing that his place in the world is about to be shaken irrevocably. He will be flung headlong into a journey of discovery that leads him to Canada's rugged West Coast,…