The Graftons

As spring birds riot in the Rectory garden, the old Rector lies dying—and his last hope is that his son Denis will inherit the parish living. But Denis is still a Deacon, seven months short of the orders he needs.

At Surley Rectory, a comfortable country life has rested for generations on the Cooper family’s hold over the parish. Now William Cooper’s long ministry is ending, and the Bishop must choose who succeeds him. Denis is liked by the parishioners and already serves among them, but the living is rich, the rules have changed, and the old Rector fears that modern ideas of who deserves a reward may undo a family tradition. As his daughters keep watch beside him, the question of what comes next presses in with the quiet certainty of death. Will the Bishop make room for Denis?

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