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Absolute Truths (1994)

par Susan Howatch

Séries: Starbridge (6)

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"A SKILLFUL BLEND OF CHARACTER, PHILOSOPHY AND NARRATIVE. . .Formidable personalities embroil themselves in ruthless power struggles that would make a corporate raider blush." --The Washington Post Book World It is 1965, and Charles Ashworth has attained the plum position of bishop of Starbridge, an honor that keeps him in a heady whirl of activity that would exhaust the most seasoned corporate executive. With the invaluable support of his minions and his attractive, unsinkable wife, Ashworth stands against the amorality and decadence of the age--"Anti-Sex Ashworth." He slays his opponents by being a tough, efficient, confident churchman, the torments of his past long since dead and buried. And then the unexpected, the unthinkable, strikes. Suddenly Ashworth finds himself staring into the chasm of all the lies hes been telling himself for years: about his marriage, his children, even his views on the Church. And as he suspects his old nemesis and dean, Neville Aysgarth, of drinking too much, of financial chicanery, of--God forbid--having an affair, Ashworth discovers to his horror that he is tempted to commit the very acts that he has so publicly denounced. . . . "ENTHRALLING. . .Rich, dense, almost indecently entertaining." --San Jose Mercury News "POWERFUL. . .MIRACULOUS." --Booklist (starred review) SELECTED BY THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB… (plus d'informations)
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Sixth and last in the Starbridge series about ministers in the Church of England in the 20th century.

This novel is set in the 1960s, told from the point of view of Charles, hero of 'Glittering Images', now much older and settled into life as a Bishop. The battles he has fought in previous books come to a head, he is faced with a major crisis, and learns a lot about himself.

While complete in itself, it's best to read as the last of the series since it ties up many loose threads. A wonderful and truly satisfying book. ( )
  SueinCyprus | Jan 26, 2016 |
The series finally comes full circle as once again the Starbridge series encounters Charles Ashworth. In my humble opinion, the series is best read by reading the first book, skipping the books in between and this one, the sixth. While non of the books equal the first and some are well below that standard at least the last in the series completes the journey. ( )
  revslick | Dec 14, 2013 |
A high-ranking clergyman in the Church of England faces personal challenges leading to a spiritual crisis of sorts. I really wanted to like this book more than I did, but in the end I found it boring and dissatisfying. Interesting characters were introduced and we never got to follow them out of the narrator's view and really get to know them, and he never did anything compelling. ( )
  citygirl | Sep 14, 2007 |
Once again Howatch hits the spiritual nail right on the head. The three strands of the Anglican Church come into play here, as Charles must deal with the death of his wife. His grief is real, as is his need for healing. ( )
  Arctic-Stranger | Mar 5, 2007 |
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Howatch deserves praise for her stamina in seeing through this massive project. She has unflaggingly sustained her attempt to tackle the quest for a higher spirituality and psychological awareness in the pacy way that some other writers deal with romance. Her vicars lose faith, or at least find it severely shaken, much as characters in traditional romantic fiction lose love or have it sorely tried. Howatch has remained admirably true to her didactic aim.
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"A SKILLFUL BLEND OF CHARACTER, PHILOSOPHY AND NARRATIVE. . .Formidable personalities embroil themselves in ruthless power struggles that would make a corporate raider blush." --The Washington Post Book World It is 1965, and Charles Ashworth has attained the plum position of bishop of Starbridge, an honor that keeps him in a heady whirl of activity that would exhaust the most seasoned corporate executive. With the invaluable support of his minions and his attractive, unsinkable wife, Ashworth stands against the amorality and decadence of the age--"Anti-Sex Ashworth." He slays his opponents by being a tough, efficient, confident churchman, the torments of his past long since dead and buried. And then the unexpected, the unthinkable, strikes. Suddenly Ashworth finds himself staring into the chasm of all the lies hes been telling himself for years: about his marriage, his children, even his views on the Church. And as he suspects his old nemesis and dean, Neville Aysgarth, of drinking too much, of financial chicanery, of--God forbid--having an affair, Ashworth discovers to his horror that he is tempted to commit the very acts that he has so publicly denounced. . . . "ENTHRALLING. . .Rich, dense, almost indecently entertaining." --San Jose Mercury News "POWERFUL. . .MIRACULOUS." --Booklist (starred review) SELECTED BY THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB

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