by Susan Howatch · HarperCollins · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007664146
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«Scandalous Risks» is the novel by Susan Howatch, published by HarperCollins in paperback (477 pages, in English).
Set in 1963, the novel follows young Venetia Flaxton, who becomes involved in a dangerous relationship with the dean of Starbridge Cathedral, a senior clergyman who is married and the father of her best friend. Mutual admiration turns into a romantic obsession that leads Aysgarth to take ever greater risks, while Venetia is caught in a web of love and lies. The work explores guilt, obsession, redemption, and the search for happiness.
Fourth installment in Susan Howatch's Starbridge series, originally published in 1990.
Recommended for readers of literary fiction interested in postwar dramas, the Church of England, and character-driven novels with historical background.
Susan Howatch is a British author. Her writing career has been distinguished by family saga-type novels that describe the lives of related characters for long periods of time. Her later books have also become known for their religious and philosophical themes.
