Bedford seems an unlikely venue for the Second Coming but the novel is based on a real 1920's religious cult, largely run by middle-class ladies as much concerned with table manners as with spiritual matters. The author weaves a dramatic story, heaving with inadequately controlled sexual tension and power politics. Controversy surrounding the revelations of a prophetess brings matters to a head. The novel guarantees that the museum will be high on my list in the unlikely event that I return to Bedford.
(Tony Pratt - bwl 94 Autumn 2019 ) |
