Title: The gravedigger
Description: "Gravedigger Henry Bale lives with his ailing dog in the village of Chalk, England. Painfully shy, he is resigned to growing old alone. Then Caroline Ford, an impulsive schoolteacher from Brighton, arrives in Chalk. Caroline awakens Henry to life, and to a fear of death. Their relationship becomes a startling investigation of love, faith, and the search for meaning"--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Gravediggers, Bashfulness, Man-woman relationships, Fiction, Fiction, romance, general, England, fiction
Places: Chalk (England)