In 1880 the new church of St. John’s on Fifth Avenue is being decorated with frescoes, and Esther Dudley, an independent-minded amateur painter, joins the work. She falls in love with the Reverend Stephen Hazard, the church’s brilliant young rector, but cannot accept his faith, and must decide whether love can bridge the gulf between belief and doubt.
The second novel by the author of The Education of Henry Adams, first published under a pseudonym in 1884. Download the free EPUB.