{"product_id":"9780552994941","title":"The Choir","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Trollope, Joanna\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 1 November 1992 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Black Swan) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e193 x 191 x 21 | 230g\u003cp\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 Elizabeth Noble, Erica James and Amanda Prowse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A beautifully drawn portrait of Cathedral life' -- Sunday Express'A modern Barchester Chronicle' -- Sunday Telegraph'Richly satisfying' -- Evening Standard'Another wonderful book, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Joanna Trollope never disappoints' -- ***** Reader review'Another tour de force by Trollope' -- ***** Reader review'One of those stories that stay with you' -- ***** Reader review***********************************************************************************ONLY A MIRACLE CAN UNITE A CONGREGATION IN TURMOIL...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the gentle precinct of Aldminster Cathedral, crisis looms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe urbane and worldly Dean wants nothing so much as to restore and beautify his beloved Cathedral - even if it means sacrificing the Choir School to pay for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Troy, Headmaster of the school, a conscientious man, is determined that nothing and no-one - certainly not the overbearing Dean - should destroy the Choir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the rift widens to take on immense dimensions, many others find themselves caught in the schism - Leo Beckford, brilliant but wayward organist, repelling the adoration of the Dean's dreadful daughter; the gentle, left-wing Bishop, trying to soothe the angry protagonists; Sally Ashworth, mother of the leading chorister, fighting loneliness and an erring and absent husband...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e","brand":"Trollope, Joanna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52509258055864,"sku":"9780552994941","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780552994941.jpg?v=1769596808","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780552994941","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}