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Fiction, General Fiction

The Spire

William Golding (author)

Paperback Published on: 07/04/2005

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The Spire

A powerful satire on the frailties of pride and the complexities of religion as a project to build a monumental Catherdral turns into chaos when ego and am... READ MORE

Tim Mowbray at London Wall

The Spire

The Spire is an atmospheric, troubling tale of obsession and hubris. Dean Jocelin believes that he has a divine mission, that God has chosen him to oversee... READ MORE

Erin Britton

Synopsis

Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire on his cathedral. His mason anxiously advises against it, for the old cathedral was built without foundations. Nevertheless, the spire rises octagon upon octagon, pinnacle by pinnacle, until the stone pillars shriek and the ground beneath it swims. Its shadow falls ever darker on the world below, and on Dean Jocelin in particular.

Publisher information

Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571225460
Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 17 mm
Weight: 211g

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The Spire

I persevered with it, however it was one of the worse reads I have endured.

Tenterden

Dull

I was excited to read 'The Spire' by William Golding as I thought that 'Lord of the Flies' - published ten years earlier - was absolutely brilliant. Others... READ MORE

Mark Rasdall