The Sparrow by Maria Doria Russell

Synopsis:
The sole survivor of humankind’s first trip to space is a ruined, broken Jesuit priest, for whom the encounter with alien life brought him both divinely inspired rapture and despair.

Review:
When humanity finally hears a voice from space, it’s music, and thanks to a bold young scientist the first mission to the source of the transmission is financed by the Jesuits, completely under the radar of the rest of the world. However, something has gone horribly wrong, and no one has survived the mission except for Father Emilio Sandoz, returned to Earth with his hands maimed and tarred by accusations that he has committed the blackest acts of which the mind can conceive. Continue reading

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