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Debut Novel 'Communion' Explores Faith and Betrayal in Wales

4/15/2026

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Jon Doyle published his debut novel, Communion, on April 15, 2026, about Mack O'Brien, a former seminarian in Wales.
Mack returns to his family home in Wales after being asked to leave the priesthood.
He works as a security guard at a steelworks and joins a local theater production.
Siwan, the daughter of an imprisoned activist, manipulates him into aiding a bombing plot against steelworks during a labor strike.

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Story summary

Jon Doyle published his debut novel, Communion, on April 15, 2026, about Mack O'Brien, a former seminarian in Wales.
Mack returns to his family home in Wales after being asked to leave the priesthood.
He works as a security guard at a steelworks and joins a local theater production.
Siwan, the daughter of an imprisoned activist, manipulates him into aiding a bombing plot against steelworks during a labor strike.