Glittering Images: A Novel: 1 - Brossura

Howatch, Susan

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ISBN 10: 0449909808 ISBN 13: 9780449909805

Casa editrice: Ballantine Books, 1995

Riassunto

Struggling with his clerical celibacy, young Charles Ashworth is dispatched by the Archbishop of Canterbury to investigate the flamboyant Bishop of Starbridge, his wife, and the rumor that they are having sexual relations with a third partner. Reprint.

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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: Ballantine Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0449909808
• ISBN 13: 9780449909805
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448