A rich and powerful exploration of desire, sin and redemption, by
one of our best chroniclers of faith in the 21st century. "I
enjoyed it enormously. The story is so interesting, the theme so
important and pertinent, and the fluency and lightness of touch so
engaging to read." PHILIP PULLMAN "A novel that probes any number
of aggressive varieties of moralism, while testing the reader's own
moral alertness for rigour, realism and generosity. An engrossing,
three-dimensional, grown-up narrative." ROWAN WILLIAMS "An
irresistibly readable, thoughtful and characteristically witty
examination of the quandaries and compromises faced by the Church
of England in an era of decline . . . I loved this book for its
lightness of touch about serious subjects and for dialogue that
glitters like clashing rapiers." MIRANDA SEYMOUR As a woman in the
early 1980s, Clarissa Phipps is unable to pursue her priestly
vocation. Instead, she joins the BBC, where she is sent to
interview the artist Seward Wemlock about the panels he is painting
for an ancient Cheshire church. "A serious and important writer"
ROSE TREMAIN Thirty years on, now rector of that same church, she
chances upon Brian, the chief bell-ringer and husband of her
closest friend, fondling fifteen-year-old David. David claims they
are in love, but Clarissa is obliged to act. Will she choose
friendship or conscience, sympathy or her duty of care? The fallout
from that choice forces her to reflect on past concerns over
Wemlock's relationship with his teenage models. Had she heeded the
whispers at the time, how many lives - her own included - would
have turned out differently? The Choice is a rich and powerful
exploration of desire, sin and redemption, questioning whether it's
possible, let alone prudent, to separate the art from the artist,
which reaches to the heart of the contemporary culture wars. Richly
comic and deeply compassionate, it is a remarkable synthesis of the
sacred and profane. "At a time when British fiction has never been
more timorous about tackling novels of ideas, Michael Arditti has
produced one worthy of Iris Murdoch and Graham Greene. Brilliantly
ambiguous, waspishly witty and thoroughly enjoyable, this is
Michael Arditti's own masterpiece to date" AMANDA CRAIG
General
Imprint: |
Arcadia Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2024 |
Authors: |
Michael Arditti
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
416 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5294-2576-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5294-2576-X |
Barcode: |
9781529425765 |
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