Carel is widowed rector presiding over a London church destroyed during the war. The rectory is home to an array of residents: his daughter, Muriel; his beautiful invalid ward, Elizabeth; their West Indian servant, Pattie; Eugene, a Russian emigre, and his delinquent son, Leo. Carel's brother, Marcu
The Time of the Angels (proofread)
β Scribed by Iris Murdoch
- Book ID
- 110570816
- Publisher
- Vintage Books, London
- Year
- 1966
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 137 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Carel Fisher is a priest who is experiencing doubt and beginning to feel hate for God. The novel explores the forces of good and evil, and studies a religious man transferring his faith from one force to the other.
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