The Highflier: Susan Howatch

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Anglican priests love Susan Howatch. And they love recommending that I read them: which is fine, until you get to the first sex scene in each book and then you freak out completely. Mercifully I got two hundred pages into this one before the freak out moment. Its a good read: and so appropriate for someone just going to minister in the City. The story is that of a female city high flier who finds her ordered life invaded by the spiritual. Its great; pretty compelling, until the end. In fact it ends with a whimper. Slightly disappointing, but still well worth the read.

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