Father Andrew M. Greeley， one of America s best-loved novelists， has delighted readers with his ongoing chronicles of the crazy O Malleys， a rambunctious but re-sourceful Irish-American family caught up in the sweep of modern American history. The previous novels in the saga have taken the O Malleys from the aftermath of World War II through the tumult of the Sixties. Now， Charles Chucky O Malley and his growing clan face the promises and pitfalls of the late Seventies. It s 1978 and the whole country， exhausted by Vietnam and Watergate， seems to be suffering from a massive hangover. Chucky O Malley knows how the country feels; approaching fifty， he finds himself in the grip of a debilitating mid-life crisis. He hasn t lost his faith， exact-ly， but he does feel disillusioned with the world. Fortunately， he doesn t have to face this challenge alone. With the loving support of his family， and especially his irrepressible and adoring wife， Rosemarie， he just might discover a . . . Second Spring.