I had to read the wikipedia entry after to understand what was going on, as a lot of the imagery and symbolism went over my head. Set in a medieval cathedral city, it is the story of the Dean of the cathedral's obsession with constructing a magnificent spire to reflect the glory of god. It's a lot darker than Ken Follett's rollicking efforts with similar set-ups, as the Dean's obsession becomes all-consuming, he neglects his flock and his own spiritual salvation before everything comes crumbling down. Yesterday poor Libby tested positive for COVID-19, the second time for her and likely the new omicron variant that seems to be much more infections if not so serious in effect as previous variants. so many cases around at the moment, and restrictions are being lifted, so it's probably only a matter of time before the rest of us succumb. I still find it incredible that Helen, Freddie and William could live in a house with Libby and me when we were infections and not pick it up first time round.
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