Susan Howatch, Author . Knopf $25 (496p) ISBN 978-1-4000-4147-3
The heartbreaker of the title is a stylish and gorgeous young man by the name of Gavin Blake—a newcomer to Howatch's popular Church of England series. Set in 1992, two years after the conclusion of the last entry in the series (The High...
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Susan Howatch, Author Fawcett Books $7.99 (480p) ISBN 978-0-449-21982-9
Venetia Flaxton, an intelligent but desultory young woman, details her affair with the 61-year-old dean of Starbridge Cathedral in this fourth of Howatch's Church of England series. ``A commanding novel of substance and heart,'' said PW. Howatch ``tr
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Susan Howatch, Author Fawcett Books $6.99 (416p) ISBN 978-0-449-21728-3
Jon Darrow, an Anglican priest and abbot with psychic abilities, has a vision that he interprets as God's instruction to leave his religious order. ``In this witty, wise novel, the question `Does God exist?' is always understood and, true to life,...
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Susan Howatch, Author Fawcett Books $7.99 (448p) ISBN 978-0-449-21811-2
``This is the third in Howatch's incomparable series about the Church of England in the 20th century; it's a measure of her achievement that, besides telling a fascinating story boldly and well, she illuminates often quite abstruse religious and...
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Susan Howatch, Author Fawcett Books $6.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-449-22392-5
This sixth and final volume in Howatch's series of novels concerning the church of England revolves around the spiritual and moral upheavals of the 1960s. (June)
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Susan Howatch, Author Alfred A. Knopf $25.95 (544p) ISBN 978-0-375-40102-2
After 17 novels, including the acclaimed series about the Church of England (Absolute Truths, 1995, etc.), Howatch continues to write impressive fiction imbued with moral questions. Here she darkens her palette and addresses the dangerous side of...
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Susan Howatch, Author Alfred A. Knopf $18.95 (399p) ISBN 978-0-394-56206-3
Howatch's outstanding gifts as a storyteller (Wheel of Fortune) are combined here with a new seriousness of theme; the result is a superior novel with bestselling potential. The ""glittering images'' of the title are those we present with pride to...
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Susan Howatch, Author Alfred A. Knopf $18.95 (403p) ISBN 978-0-394-57145-4
Jon Darrow is the Anglican priest and abbot with a charismatic presence and psychic abilities who figured in a small but memorable way in Howatch's Glittering Images , to which this is a sequel. Darrow's ``glamorous powers'' are both a blessing and...
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Susan Howatch, Author Alfred A. Knopf $18.95 (387p) ISBN 978-0-394-58064-7
Neville Aysgarth, an ambitious archdeacon who appeared as a relatively minor character in Glamorous Powers , takes center stage here to narrate the story of his lifetime quest for the ``ultimate prizes.'' WW II has started, and Neville's marriage to
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Susan Howatch, Author Alfred A. Knopf $21.95 (385p) ISBN 978-0-394-58886-5
A commanding novel of substance and heart, Howatch's fourth in her Church of England series (following Ultimate Prizes ), is narrated by Venetia Flaxton, a young woman of intellect and means but no direction, and centers around her strange affair in
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Susan Howatch, Author Alfred A. Knopf $23 (0p) ISBN 978-0-679-41205-2
Arguably no one writing today can equal Howatch's ability to write compelling novels that combine theology and psychology in a complex, fast-moving plot offering beautifully delineated characters and the suspense of a mystery/thriller. This fifth...
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Susan Howatch, Author Alfred A. Knopf $25 (559p) ISBN 978-0-679-41206-9
The sixth and final volume in a series that began with Glittering Images, this novel again displays Howatch's ability to meld an involving, character-driven story with a larger theme, that of spiritual quest and fulfillment. This time, however, the...
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Susan Howatch, Author Alfred A. Knopf $26 (512p) ISBN 978-0-375-41057-4
Devoted readers of Howatch's Starbridge series (Glamorous Powers; Glittering Images; Absolute Truths) will be delighted to encounter recurring characters Nicholas Darrow and Lewis Hall in her new psychological-spiritual thriller. Darrow and Hall...
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