The Listener by Taylor Caldwell

[Katie]

My mom is an avid reader. She usually reads non fiction, however, she loves author Taylor Caldwell, and has read many of her books (which many are out of print.) She finished The Listener not to long ago, and raved about it. Basically this is the gist:
"Who was the mysterious listener? And what strange power did he offer to fifteen people on a desperate quest? John Godfrey, retired lawyer in a large midwestern city, erects a beautiful marble sanctum as a monument to his late wife. Inside, behind an electronic screen that hides him from each visitor, is the unknown one who sits. . .and listens." -copied from Goodreads