Glittering Images: A Novel: 1 - Brossura

Howatch, Susan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0449214362 ISBN 13: 9780449214367

Casa editrice: Fawcett, 1988

Riassunto

Charged by Canterbury with the spiritual monitoring of a wayward bishop, Dr. Charles Ashworth, a young, driven Anglican minister, encounters a genteel world whose deeply embedded apostasy forces him to confront his own inner demons

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Recensione:

“Passionately eloquent . . . [A] tale of God, sex, love, self-analysis and forgiveness . . . The dialogue throughout this book is brilliantly crisp.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

“A terrific story . . . Glittering Images is driven by passion, emotional and spiritual, and its spiritual antagonists are brilliant characters.”—San Jose Mercury News

“She may well be the Anthony Trollope of the 20th century.”—Andrew Greeley, The Washington Post

“Bold and exciting.”—Los Angeles Times

L'autore:

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

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• Editore: Fawcett
• Data di pubblicazione: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0449214362
• ISBN 13: 9780449214367
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448