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When Aldminster Cathedral’s coffers run low, the town debates whether the costly boys’ choir should be dissolved. The decision threatens to split a close‑knit community that depends on the choir’s music. Sally Ashworth, a lone mother of ten‑year‑old chorister James, watches her son’s angelic voice become the unexpected rallying point. Drawn into the conflict are her growing affection for the brilliant choirmaster and the collective efforts of parishioners striving to keep the choir alive. In the quiet hush of the cathedral’s nave, Sally must confront her own loneliness and the weight of her son’s future.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Joanna Trollope
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