Behind the doors of a great English cathedral, the lives and loves of four people intertwine--a brilliant bishop, the wife he once loved, her enigmatic female "companion", and the young man the Church has sent to investigate their unusual household. "A bold and exciting departure for Susan Howatch".--Los Angeles Times.
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Behind the doors of a great English cathedral, the lives and loves of four people intertwine--a brilliant bishop, the wife he once loved, her enigmatic female "companion", and the young man the Church has sent to investigate their unusual household. "A bold and exciting departure for Susan Howatch".--Los Angeles Times.
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Good. Good condition. Poor dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. The Archbishop of Canterbury sends clergyman Charles Ashworth on a discreet mission to observe a family whose shifting relationships may erupt in Church scandal. Some light foxing on bottom spine. Very small mark on middle spine. No writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true, and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, near fine, first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover.
I've enjoyed Susan Howatch's books, such as Cashelmara, Penmarric, The Rich are Different. I like her style. But this book had a different style and was nothing like what I expected. While her previous characters had strengths and/or failures which shaped their lives, the characters in Glittering Images, I felt, were shallow.
Susan M
Jul 5, 2012
skip this
terrible. was expecting more and only read book after i paid for it. have more in series and not sure will try to get thru them.
Linda S
Jan 21, 2011
I did not read this book. My husband did and he loved it. He said I wouldn't like it because it had too much of a "religious bent" to it. It was, to him, far different than Howatch's earlier classics that I loved, such as Penmarric, The Rich Are Different, and Sins of the Fathers.