When I realized I wanted to write
Born in 1940 in Surrey, England, Susan Howatch
She got a law degree from the University of London,
In 1984 she began working on her
Her latest book is WONDER WORKER, 1997,
Howatch deals with family in her books,
Her characters struggle to be good,
Howatch�s Books:
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SERIES:
~written by SISTERwho May 25, 1999~
biographical sketches of women,
I knew Susan Howatch would be included,
for she is one of my favorite writers.
Her Church of England books have helped me in my
own spiritual quests,
and I think they would help anyone.
has described her childhood as a happy�
She was an only child and wrote even as a child.
Her father was killed in World War II.
And fairly soon moved to New York, where she did
secretarial work. She married Joseph Howatch,
a sculptor, and they had a daughter.
Her first novel was published in The United States.
She lived in America for eleven years.
After that she went to Ireland for four years,
then back to England in 1980, to Salisbury.
Church of England Series.
In the mid-eighties, Howatch had a
spiritual �Anglican conversion� that caused her
to realize the emptiness of her life, despite
her material success. It is reported that after
her conversion she created a minimalist existence
for herself, and gave away much of her money,
and took a vow of celibacy.
She presently lives in London.
is about Nicholas Darrow, a character last seen in
Howatch�s MYSTICAL PATHS (1992).
Darrow is now a priest in his forties, heads a
healing ministry in London.
It�s an exotic kind of love story.
Has the Devil slithered in St. Benet�s Church?
This is a story about temptation and deception.
Howatch grapples with issues that face women alone,
men devoted to the spiritual life, the ministry.
with limitations of gender, our sexual orientations,
class problems, destructive patterns,
mental illness and depression.
Finally, the paranormal and chaos.
want to be decent people, but find having
continued faith difficult. There are crises.
But her human beings endure-
Reminds me of William Faulkner�s belief that
human beings do endure.
The Wonder Worker��������.1997
Absolute Truths����������.1995
The Wheel of Fortune��������1984
Sins of the Fathers���������..1980
The Rich are Different��������1977
Cashelmara������������..1974
April�s Grave����������� 1973
Penmarric�������������1971
The Devil on Lammas Night������1970
The Shrouded Walls���������.1968
Call in the Night����������..1967
The Waiting Sands����������1966
The Dark Shore�����������.1965
Glittering Images�������.1987
Glamorous Powers������...1988
Ultimate Prizes��������.1989
Scandalous Risks�������..1990
Mystical Paths��������..1992
Anne Rice, Daughter of Darkness
Barbara Kingsolver, The Science of Love
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