by Susan HowatchRated: ★★★★½
No reread adventure of mine would be complete with including the six Starbridge novels. (actually seven because I am going to include the first novel in her St. Benet series which I feel should rightly belong in the Starbridge series. ) While I will usually do not read books that have a religious agenda, these books have found a place in my heart and a permanent spot on my keeper shelves.
Charles Ashworth a protegee of the Archbishop of Canterbury is sent to investigate the possibly scandalous conduct of Alex Jardine, a bishop who criticized his superiors position on marriage and divorce. He does not expect however to find himself falling in love. His encounters with the hypnotically enigmatic Jardine and his unusual household forces Charles and the reader on an agonizing exploration of the psyche behind the seemingly flat character of a superficial clergyman.
Some of this story is just a tad melodramatic but I overlooked that because I liked the overall story so much.
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