Its the first week in January, and the inhabitants of Lamley Green, a leafy village on the edge of London, are preparing to face the New Year. At No. 12 Holly Grove however the curtains remain closed. Lucy Fanthorpes husband Nick, respected lawyer and stalwart of the church choir, died unexpectedly on New Years Day and Lucy is in bed with her head under the duvet as letters of sympathy slip through the letterbox. Laid low by grief shes also wracked by suspicion. Nicks behaviour before he died was strange. Was he having an affair? With her usual consummate skill, Ysenda Maxtone Graham, brings together the members of this small community in a light-hearted but touching story which also points up affectionately but with deadly accuracy whats wrongand whats rightwith the modern C of E. Is Love Divine in the air? If so, it will come in many unexpected guises. Love Divine, By Ysenda Maxtone Graham. Published by Slightly Foxed 2025. hardback with red cloth Cover. Pp. 271. C