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Howatch, Susan

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1,516 ratings by Goodreads

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ISBN 10: 0006178006 ISBN 13: 9780006178002

Publisher: Fontana Press, 1993

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Set in 1942, this novel describes the effect on a respectable archdeacon with a wife and a future in the Church of England, when he meets an attractive young socialite and is soon dangerously entangled in adultery, hypocrisy and obsession. The author also wrote "Glittering Images".

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Review:

'This superbly intricate ecclesiastical tale ... irresistible' Church Times

'A fascinating story' Publishers Weekly

'Howatch writes thrillers of the heart and mind ... everything in a Howatch novel cuts close to the bone and is of vital concern' New Woman

'A mesmerising storyteller' Daily Telegraph

'One of the most original novelists writing today' Cosmopolitan

'She is a deft storyteller, and her writing has depth, grace and pace' Sunday Times

'Susan Howatch may well become the Anthony Trollope of the 20th century. Howatch is more than just a novelist of ideas... She is a skilled storyteller who makes the reader wonder and care about her people.' Washington Post

About the Author:

Susan Howatch was born in Surrey in 1940. After taking a degree in law she emigrated to America where she married, had a daughter and embarked on her career as a writer. When she eventually left the states, she lived in the Republic of Ireland for four years before returning to England. She spent time in Salisbury - the inspiration for her Starbridge sequence of novels - and now lives in London.

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