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Book Review of The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, Bk 1)

The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, Bk 1)
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This old fashioned novel would not make your pious grandma blush even once. Yet it's themes of the complex motives that drive human nature, the subtle power of institutions such as the church to cover up injustice, the value of friendships, and the nature of integrity are surprisingly modern and reverent. I may read the next novel in the series to see what happens to some of the characters who are generally well drawn.