The Rector's Wife: a moving and compelling novel of sacrifice and self-discovery from one of Britain’s...

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Joanna Trollope

The Rector's Wife

a moving and compelling novel of sacrifice and self-discovery from one of Britain’s best loved...

Joanna Trollope

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Black Swan
01 October 1992

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

A poignant story of lonliness, rebellion and love.

Joanna Trollope has the priceless gift of drawing characters so clearly, and cleanly, that within half a dozen pages, you feel you have known them all your life - and The Rector's Wife is no exception.

A thought-provoking, emotionally-charged and, at times, wonderfully witty, read bringing to light the trials and tribulations of marriage - and the struggle when it doesn't give you what you need.

Perfect for readers of Elizabeth Noble, Erica James and Amanda Prowse.

'Elegantly written' -- The Sunday Times 'Compulsive reading' -- The Times 'Prepare to be wittily and wisely entertained by an exceptional writer' -- Daily Mail 'A wonderful read, just read it and enjoy' --
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* IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO FIND YOUR OWN WAY

For twenty years, Anna Bouverie, as a priest's wife, has served God and the parish in a variety of ways. She has baked for the Brownies, delivered parish magazines, washed and ironed her husband's surplices and clothed herself and her children in jumble-sale items.

When her husband fails to gain promotion to archdeacon and retreats into isolated bitterness, and the bullying of her daughter at the local comprehensive reaches an intolerable level, Anna rebels. She takes a job in the local supermarket where she earns her own money, her sense of self-worth, the shocked disapproval of the parish and the icy fury of her husband.

She also attracts the passionate interest of three very different men, each of whom was to play a significant part in the blossoming of her life...

By: Joanna Trollope
Imprint: Black Swan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 198g
ISBN: 9780552994705
ISBN 10: 0552994707
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 October 1992
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joanna Trollope is the author of eagerly awaited and sparklingly readable novels often centred around the domestic nuaunces and dilemmas of life in present-day England. She has also written a number of historical novels and Britannia's Daughters, a study of women in the British Empire. Joanna Trollope was born in Gloucestershire and now lives in London. She was appointed OBE in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to literature.

Reviews for The Rector's Wife: a moving and compelling novel of sacrifice and self-discovery from one of Britain’s best loved authors, Joanna Trollope

The fourth of Joanna Trollope's shrewd, compassionate studies of English village life and family discord. Anna Bouverie, reluctant, rebellious wife of a country rector, cribb'd, cabin'd and confined by an untenable marriage to a disappointed man, at 42 breaks free, to the undisguised disapproval of her peers, to acquire her own eventual, painful, fulfilment. Joanna Trollope grows better with every book. (Kirkus UK)