{"product_id":"the-choir","title":"The Choir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\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 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Noble, Erica James and Amanda Prowse.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautifully drawn portrait of Cathedral life' -- \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A modern Barchester Chronicle' -- \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Richly satisfying' --\u003ci\u003e Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Another wonderful book, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Joanna Trollope never disappoints' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Another tour de force by Trollope' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of those stories that stay with you' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***********************************************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONLY A MIRACLE CAN UNITE A CONGREGATION IN TURMOIL...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the gentle precinct of \u003cb\u003eAldminster Cathedral\u003c\/b\u003e, crisis looms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe urbane and worldly \u003cb\u003eDean\u003c\/b\u003e wants nothing so much as to restore and beautify his beloved Cathedral - even if it means sacrificing \u003cb\u003ethe Choir School\u003c\/b\u003e to pay for it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Troy, Headmaster of the school\u003c\/b\u003e, a conscientious man, is determined that nothing and no-one - certainly not the overbearing Dean - should destroy the Choir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the rift widens to take on immense dimensions, many others find themselves caught in the schism - \u003cb\u003eLeo Beckford\u003c\/b\u003e, brilliant but wayward organist, repelling the adoration of the Dean's dreadful daughter; the gentle, left-wing Bishop, trying to soothe the angry protagonists; \u003cb\u003eSally Ashworth\u003c\/b\u003e, mother of the leading chorister, fighting loneliness and an erring and absent husband...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 320 pages | Published November 1992\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986011537757,"sku":"9780552994941","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780552994941.jpg?v=1774494900","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-choir","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}