The Wonder Worker
A Novel
Published on 7. September 2011
560 pages
978-0-307-80536-2 (ISBN)
Description
Young, lonely, and insecure, Alice Fletcher is on the verge of emotional collapse when she stumbles into St. Benet's Church to dodge the London drizzle. There, she witnesses a group of gifted healers led by the charismatic Nicholas Darrow. Gaining refuge at last, Alice is drawn--inexorably, seductively--into the complex network of relationships at St. Benet's healing center--as she falls immediately, dangerously, in love with Darrow himself.
Yet Darrow and his cutting-edge clergy are not all what they seem. And while Nicholas's dazzling powers now threaten to ruin all he attempts to save--including his own disturbed marriage--Alice's devotion to him deepens. Then a devastating tragedy transports her to the shocking center of truth. Yet fueled by her love for Nicholas and a boldly emerging intuition, she will hold together the lives spinning wildly out of control--as she herself is transformed forever.
Yet Darrow and his cutting-edge clergy are not all what they seem. And while Nicholas's dazzling powers now threaten to ruin all he attempts to save--including his own disturbed marriage--Alice's devotion to him deepens. Then a devastating tragedy transports her to the shocking center of truth. Yet fueled by her love for Nicholas and a boldly emerging intuition, she will hold together the lives spinning wildly out of control--as she herself is transformed forever.
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Susan Howatch
The Wonder Worker
Book
06/1999
Random House Value Publishing
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10/1998
Fawcett
€20.90
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Susan Howatch
The Wonder Worker
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11/1997
Alfred A. Knopf
€43.88
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Person
Susan Howatch was born in Surrey. After getting a degree in law, she emigrated to America, where she married, had a daughter, and embarked on a career as a writer. When she eventually left the United States, she lived in the Republic of Ireland for four years before returning to England. She spent time in Salisbury-which was the inspiration for her Starbridge sequence of novels-and now lives in London.
Content
- Intro
- Other Books by This Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Part One: Alice: The Romantic Dream
- Part Two: Lewis: The Unvarnished Truth
- Part Three: Rosalind: The Nightmare Scenario
- Part Four: Nicholas: The Escalating Disaster
- Part Five: Alice: The Cutting Edge of Reality
- Author's Note
- About the Author
- A Reader's Guide
