From the reviews:
‘Susan Howatch may well be 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’
Andrew Greeley,
Washington Post
‘Rich in human interest, sex, scandal, moral crises and a good deal of humour, it is a book to keep you hooked throughout’
Sunday Times
‘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
‘Susan Howatch … is writing for anyone who can recognise that mysterious gift of the true storyteller’
Daily Telegraph
‘One of the most original novelists writing today’
Cosmopolitan
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