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The High Flyer: A Novel (Ballantine Readers Circle)
Excellent follow up to The Wonder Worker (
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After the sheer and absolute brilliance of The Wonder Worker, Howatch had her work cut out for her, and The High Flyer is a respectable novel follow on. With any other author, this probably would have garnered a 5-star rating from me...
In The High Flyer, Howatch tells the story all from one view-point - that of Carter, a high-flying lawyer in London who has just met Kim Betz in time to keep her Life-Plan on track. The only fly in the ointment seems to be Betzs ex-wife who is quite nutterguff. However, despite some brittle moments where Carter saves herself from some nasty shocks in the early stages of their marriage, nothing prepares her for Kims reaction when she announces she will eventually desire a child or 2 in accordance with her life plan.
From here on, it is vintage Susan Howatch with some deep pshycological probing and assistance for this provided by Nicholas and Lewis from the small St-Benet Church. I dont know how to tell people that you just shouldnt be put off by the underlying Church of England theme in Howatchs Church of England series - these are by far amongst the best books on the market and The High Flyer is no exception!
