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Young, lonely, and insecure, Alice Fletcher is on the verge of emotional collapse when she stumbles into St. Benets 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. Benets 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 Nicholass 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.

"'The Wonder Worker' is an amazing achievement in a string of unusual and thoughtful novels. Everyday religion has been oddly marginalized in our time, especially the conventional ritual-bound denominations of which Howatch writes. She has a special kind of courage to bring ministers and their calling to center stage, allowing them to err, to fail and to succeed in ragged fragments. In so doing, she not only widens our horizons but also entertains us masterfully."

Brigitte Weeks, Washington Post Book World, 12/14/1997

"...an absorbing novel of emotional, psychological and spiritual exploration."

Betsy Groban, New York Times Book Review, 12/21/1997

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