Synopses & Reviews
Anna Bouverie is the rector's wife. She irons his surplices (badly), delivers the parish newsletter, and scrimps to get by on a pittance, all the while keeping up appearances. She rarely complains and rarely rebels. But now-as she watches her children do without, as her husband withdraws further into his work, and her frustration mounts into fury-Anna realizes that she's willing to do whatever it takes to save herself..."A novel of large ideas and small touches," (Boston Globe) The Rector's Wife "will be quickly devoured and long remembered" (USA Today).
Synopsis
Anna Bouverie is the rector's wife. She irons his surplices (badly); delivers the parish newsletter; scrimps to get by on the pittance the church pays while keeping up appearances for the gossipy villagers. She rarely complains and rarely rebels -- but as her frustration mounts into fury, she begins to realize she will do whatever it takes to save herself...
About the Author
Joanna Trollope is a member of the same family as novelist Anthony Trollope.