THE FLESH IS WEAK Roget, the young priest, knew that the flesh was weak. But he had his Faith to sustain him. Then, in one terrible flame-filled interlude, he showed cowardice in battle and was stripped of his dignity as a man. And when confronted with temptation in the form of the sultry and attractive missionary’s wife, he had no defenses to fall back upon. The Place of Jackals is a major novel by an exciting new writer that will grip you to the very end. “Mr. Hardy has caught the dark night of the spirit with insight, compassion and understanding … a splendid first novel.” -The Commonweal “A vivid, powerful novel that bares the naked brutality of war and the naked immorality of passion with a married woman … ” -Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser
