SCANDALOUS RISKS by Susan Howatch

In 1963, when traditional values are coming under attack, a young woman in her twenties, Venetia Flaxton, becomes disastrously involved with her best friend's father, the powerful, dynamic but ultimately mysterious Dean of Starbridge Cathedral. Yet, as a married man and a senior Churchman, Ayagarth has nothing to offer her but an admiration which spirals out of control into an obsessive love.

As Ayagarth begins to take scandalous risks to further their friendship, pressures rise and the dangers multiply. Venetia finds herself trapped in a desparate web of love and lies from which it seems impossible to escape.

Soft cover, fairly good condition. The cover shows some signs of wear, the paper is browning a bit.