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Ultimate Prizes (Church of England, Bk 3)
Ultimate Prizes - Church of England, Bk 3
Author: Susan Howatch
The third in Susan Howatch's Church of England novels, ULTIMATE PRIZES begins in 1942 with the world at war, as narrator and archdeacon Nevill Aysgarth finds himself falling into a hopeless obsession over Dido Tallent, beautiful celebrity, and finds himself pursuing her through a swamp of guilt and the destruction of his valued moral compass....
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ISBN-13: 9780449218112
ISBN-10: 0449218112
Pages: 448
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3.8 stars, based on 24 ratings
Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Paperback
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lparkerbaldi avatar reviewed Ultimate Prizes (Church of England, Bk 3) on
I've enjoyed all of the books in this series, known as the the Starbridge Series. Susan Howatch is at the very top of my list of favorite authors. My favorite 2 books by Howatch are "The Rich are Different" and "The High Flyer". These 2 books, especially, are not to be missed by anyone who enjoys a great read.

"Ultimate Prizes" was not the best of the books in the series. The hero was really not very likable from the start but his story is vital to understand so it is necessary to read it. And I preferred to read the books in the correct order. My first reading of the books were as they were published! Long ago. But it was fascinating to learn more about the Church of England and to get an incite onto church workings. Personally, I am not a church-goer or a pulpit-thumper, by any stretch of the imagination. But spirituality is something else alltogether than being a "joiner" to a community, which is what I think of when I think of a church congregation.

"Ultimate Prizes" was the book I remember that gave a great deal of detail of the workings of the church, making comparisons to a large corporation very easy to understand. The inner workings of the church/corporation have gossip, scandal, adultery. All kinds of fun and dirt. Definitely worth everyone's time. But start with the first book in the series.
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This is the third novel set in the Church of England. She makes the characters come alive.
Susanaque avatar reviewed Ultimate Prizes (Church of England, Bk 3) on + 422 more book reviews
This is the third in the series about the church of England in the 20th century. It is a measure of her achievement that besides telling a fascinating story boldly and well, she illuminates religious and ecclesiastical questions.


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