ISBN: 9780755303090

It's the winter of 1860 when Richard Allen, a young curate, travels to a small hamlet outside Hereford to take up his first position. It's in this qulet place of wind and trees, birds and… More...

It's the winter of 1860 when Richard Allen, a young curate, travels to a small hamlet outside Hereford to take up his first position. It's in this qulet place of wind and trees, birds and water that Richard is to fall passionately in love - but he cannot find fulfilment, for his lover is Susannah Beddoes, the wife of the vicar of his new parish. As Richard's feelings challenge him to his core, he develop's a strange relationship with another woman, the solitary and eccentric Edith Clare. Against the backdrop of immense social and industrial change, the consequences of Richard and Susannah's affair are dramatic as they - as well as Oliver Beddoes - grapple with doubt and what it means to lose faith when the great certainties are in question. And throughout it all, the crossing-keeper's daughter Alice Birley - an observer of incidents and events she does not fully understand - has her own part to play...; Children's Books, Headline Book Publishing<

2004, ISBN: 9780755303090

London, Review/Headline first edition - h/c in d.j. In the winter of 1860 Richard Allen, a young curate, takes up his first position in a rural parish near the cathedral city of Hereford.… More...

London, Review/Headline first edition - h/c in d.j. In the winter of 1860 Richard Allen, a young curate, takes up his first position in a rural parish near the cathedral city of Hereford. Grief-stricken at his beloved father's sudden death, Richard has ideals of service to God and to his fellow man. But he is also vulnerable and lonely, and unable to contain the love he feels for a married woman. 240 x 160mm., pp. 8, 342, content - no inscriptions, in d.j. FINE/FINE ISBN: 0755303091, London, Review/Headline, 2004, 0<

ISBN: 0755303091

[EAN: 9780755303090], Used, very good, [PU: - -], This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but th… More...

[EAN: 9780755303090], Used, very good, [PU: - -], This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.<

ISBN: 0755303091

[EAN: 9780755303090], Used, very good, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

2004, ISBN: 9780755303090

Headline Book Publishing. Hardcover. Used; Acceptable. Ex-library. Dust jacket is damaged 06/07/2004, Headline Book Publishing