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When Theo Calvert was driven out of the family home by his wife's cloying piety he had determined that his daughters would follow him, but in the face of the law, the girls' health and his wife's intransigence, he failed. But, if he lost the battle for their souls in life, he would make amends in death, craftily shaping his will to benefit them so long as they did not follow their mother's example. His daughters felt they had lost either way, especially Anna. She had promiscuously turned her back on her mother's teachings, but watched in horror as her sister Therese followed those same lessons and blindly accepted the faith which Anna was certain had ruined their lives. In her rebellion against such blind belief she at first doesn't notice the worm in their midst when the convent where Therese has settled employs a new gardener. And when she does wake up to the danger she realises she may have left it too late to save their legacy and their lives.
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Frances Fyfield is a criminal lawyer, a trade she has used to huge success in many of her novels. She lives in London and in Deal, by the sea which is her passion. She has won several awards, including the Silver Dagger.
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Frances Fyfield, known for her erudite and gripping suspense stories, excels once again. The premise involves two girls raised by a mother with religious mania. Therese chooses to become a nun; Anna lives near to keep watch. Soon Anna notices that the convent has a new, handsome gardener. The nuns love him, but Anna thinks he's too good to be true. Lucky Fyfield to have Andrew Sachs as her narrator. The actor, most famous in America as Manuel, the confused waiter on the BBC's "Fawlty Towers," is a wonder of subtlety and characterization. Blessed with an elegant, yet warmly accessible, voice, he reads with exquisite pacing and an intelligent use--just when it matters--of silence. He manages to make the two main female characters and the convent's band of women entirely believable without resorting to false high notes. And his portrayal of the kind, conflicted priest who attends them is near to heartbreaking. Lovely. A.C.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherKnopf Canada
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 067697614X
- ISBN 13 9780676976144
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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