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The Choir (Paperback)

by Joanna Trollope (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Black Swan; New edition edition (12 Nov 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552994944
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552994941
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 27,816 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"One of the most interesting writers to have emerged in the past few years"
-Carla McKay, "Daily Mail"
"A Modern Barchester Chronicle"
-"Sunday Telegraph"
"A convincing portrait of a closed society together with its political battles"
-"Literary Review"

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In the gentle precinct of Aldminster Cathedral, crisis loomed. The urbane and worldly Dean (Purdey guns and the regular arrival of a delivery van from Berry Brothers) wanted nothing so much as to restore and beautify his beloved Cathedral - even if it meant sacrificing the Choir School to pay for it. Alexander Troy, Headmaster of the school, a conscientious man, somewhat out of his depth with his elusive and poetical wife (once seen walking barefoot in the dew across the Cathedral Close) was determined that nothing and no-one - certainly not the overbearing Dean - should destroy the Choir. As the rift widened into machiavellian dimensions, many others found 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. Each frail and human dilemma took its part in the greater turmoil of Chapter and Close and the final battle for the survival of the Choir.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Joanna Trollope is a First Rate Storyteller, 16 Jul 2000
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Being both a church musician and a certified "anglophile", I found The Choir to be a wonderful book. Joanna Trollope gives in-depth character development and a very true-to-life slice of life in a Cathedral Close. This was my first read of her work and have since read 5 more of her books. Give yourself a treat and start your weekend with "The Choir" !
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not as involving as her other books, 26 Jul 2004
By sam155 (Gloucestershire) - See all my reviews
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I am a big fan of Joanna Trollope's writing but it took me three attempts to get into this one and I don't think I've ever got to the last chapter. Whilst most of her characters are well rounded and on the whole, likeable, I found this novel a little disjointed compared to her others, which I could not put down. There seem to be so many strands to the storyline and to my mind, even too many characters spread too thinly. If you're new to Joanna Trollope's work, start with "Other People's Children" or "The Best of Friends" then work round to this one. Not a bad book, by any means, but not a favourite.
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