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- Publisher: HarperCollins; Abridged edition edition (1 Jan 1900)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0001046942
- ISBN-13: 978-0001046948
- Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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"This is Trollope's finest novel to date. Prepare to be wittily and wisely entertained by an exceptional writer."
-Carla McKay, "Daily Mail"
"Like a Barbara Pym novel, though Joanna Trollope has a much stronger grasp than Pym on the tangled web of family life."
-"The Times"
"The portrayal of the petty frustrations of clerical life is spot on and the novel is elegantly written."
-"Sunday Telegraph" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
-Carla McKay, "Daily Mail"
"Like a Barbara Pym novel, though Joanna Trollope has a much stronger grasp than Pym on the tangled web of family life."
-"The Times"
"The portrayal of the petty frustrations of clerical life is spot on and the novel is elegantly written."
-"Sunday Telegraph" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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A poignant story of lonliness, rebellion and love.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not having read Joanna Trollope before, I borrowed The Rector's Wife from my mother and started reading it with some scepticism. A chapter in and I really was surprised how engaging this book is and not because, as I expected, it is full of self-pity and romance. Rather it deals with the complex and conflicting issues of religion, duty, love and passion with such sensitivity that I now understand how rewarding and yet stifling a life devoted to the church must be for thousands of women all over the world.
The book takes a sometimes uncomfortable look at the reality of living the life of a church wife - the expectations of a needy and judgemental parish, the frustration of putting your own needs and ambitions aside to make way for your husband's and what happens when you suddenly realise you've made a terrible mistake and you want your life back.
A really thoughtfully written book which I couldn't put down.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was a bit disappointed by this book. I have read several of Joanna Trollope's novels and really enjoyed them (Marrying the Mistress, the Best of Friends, A Spanish Lover to name a few), but I felt let down by the Rector's Wife. What I like about Joanna Trollope especially is her attention to detail, her observation of human characteristics, the way people talk, interact with each other etc but in this book I didn't find so much of this. To be honest I found the descriptions of the church and people related with it tiresome, and I had difficulty remembering who the subsidiary characters were, which isn't usually a problem. Also the main characters seemed somehow colourless. Nevertheless, it was, like her other books, an easy read and it did improve towards the end.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I borrowed this book from my wife, and it's the first Joanna Trollope book I have read. Trollope writes very well and I soon found I couldn't put the book down. The characters really come alive and the picture of church and village life is realistic and compelling, although the ending was a slight anti-climax.
My one concern is that it's all frightfully upper middle class; people "lower in the social scale" appear in this book only as shallow caricatures of "ordinary folk".
That said, I will certainly read more of Joanna Trollope.
My one concern is that it's all frightfully upper middle class; people "lower in the social scale" appear in this book only as shallow caricatures of "ordinary folk".
That said, I will certainly read more of Joanna Trollope.
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If you like Joanna Trollope you'll enjoy this one. There is a bit of a twist in the tale, but I thought the ending was a bit disappointing!
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