The Edge of Sadness Author:Edwin O'Connor Pulitzer Prize winning novel. — Father Hugh Kennedy - He couldn't hide his sin from the Biship: "Do you know The Cenacle, Father? It's not a penal colony. It's a place where you can work with people who understand what you're up against. People who can help you..." He couldn't stop Helen O'Donnell from asking: "Hugh, did it ever even enter yo... more »ur mind that you might marry me?" He heard rich old Charlie Carmody's deathbed confession: "I'll tell you the truth, Father. I'll tell you somethin' I never told you or anyone else before..."« less