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Published: 8th October 2024
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Published: 9th July 2024
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Ordinary Time
By (Author) Cathy Rentzenbrink
Orion Publishing Co
Orion Books Ltd
9th July 2024
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Paperback
368
Width 134mm, Height 212mm, Spine 30mm
360g
'There are already three of us in this marriage. I'm not sure there is room for a fourth . . .'
Anna is a reluctant Vicar's wife. She loves her family and tries hard to do her duty, but a certain restlessness persists. These days, her husband only likes talking to God and her son hardly talks at all.When her brother asks for help, Anna travels from Cornwall to be with him in London. And then she meets Alex, and a new world unexpectedly opens up. Anna knows what the older women of the parish would say - she's made her bed and now she has to lie in it. But temptation is easier to avoid than it is to resist . . . The wise, moving and funny new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink, Ordinary Time is an unforgettable story of the trials and sacrifices of everyday life; one that asks big questions about marriage and friendship, forgiveness and salvation, and the path of true love.Cathy Rentzenbrink grew up in Yorkshire, spent many years in London, and now lives in Cornwall. She is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Act of Love, which was shortlisted for the Wellcome Prize, and the acclaimed memoirs A Manual for Heartache and Dear Reader. Her first novel, Everyone Is Still Alive, was published in 2021.