{"product_id":"9780552994941-the-choir","title":"The Choir","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrisis loomed in the gentle precinct of Aldminster Cathedral. The urbane and worldly Dean wanted nothing so much as to restore and beautify his beloved Cathedral - even if it meant sacrificing the Choir School to pay for it. Each human dilemma took its part in the turmoil of Chapter and Close and the final battle for the survival of the Choir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLose yourself in this absorbing and touching novel about change and the challenge to accept it from multi-million copy bestselling author Joanna Trollope. Beautifully written with exquisitely drawn characters and demonstrating a superb ability to understand people and relationships, it is perfect for readers of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Noble, Erica James and Amanda Prowse.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautifully drawn portrait of Cathedral life' -- \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A modern Barchester Chronicle' -- \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Richly satisfying' --\u003ci\u003e Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Another wonderful book, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Joanna Trollope never disappoints' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Another tour de force by Trollope' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of those stories that stay with you' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***********************************************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONLY A MIRACLE CAN UNITE A CONGREGATION IN TURMOIL.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the gentle precinct of \u003cb\u003eAldminster Cathedral\u003c\/b\u003e, crisis looms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe urbane and worldly \u003cb\u003eDean\u003c\/b\u003e wants nothing so much as to restore and beautify his beloved Cathedral - even if it means sacrificing \u003cb\u003ethe Choir School\u003c\/b\u003e to pay for it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Troy, Headmaster of the school\u003c\/b\u003e, a conscientious man, is determined that nothing and no-one - certainly not the overbearing Dean - should destroy the Choir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the rift widens to take on immense dimensions, many others find themselves caught in the schism - \u003cb\u003eLeo Beckford\u003c\/b\u003e, brilliant but wayward organist, repelling the adoration of the Dean's dreadful daughter; the gentle, left-wing Bishop, trying to soothe the angry protagonists; \u003cb\u003eSally Ashworth\u003c\/b\u003e, mother of the leading chorister, fighting loneliness and an erring and absent husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEach frail and human dilemma takes its part in the greater turmoil of Chapter and Close and the final battle for the survival of the Choir.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449680245110,"sku":"9780552994941","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32164553.jpg?v=1760446429","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780552994941-the-choir","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}