THE PRIEST'S WIFE
by A G Rivett
ISLE FINCARA TRILOGY, Book 2
Hardback (ISBN 978-17393623-0-0)
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Published with financial support from Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru, The Books Council of Wales.
Author of The Resurrection of the Body, Virgin and Child, Creative Writing For Dummies
The pass of the sea
Cross the Pass of the Sea that runs between Beh' Mora and Beh' Talor Gan. Descend to the haphazard collection of roundhouses that comes into view. You will find Caerpadraig on the cusp of change. A vagrant issues a challenge. The priest falls ill and dies. And, faced with the loss of her home and role, Morag sets out on a quest for identity.
Meanwhile, a new Archpriest wields a new broom, sweeping away old wisdom and old ways. Morag returns to find Father Aidan installed, and keen to curry favour with his distant overseer. But for Morag, there is no clear path. It takes time for her to recognise her help lies with those on the margins, and then to discover who she is and what she must do.
The Priest’s Wife is set on a remote 11th century Celtic island. Beautifully written, it draws on historically authentic tensions between Celtic and mainstream church traditions. It offers a sensitive exploration of the stresses that can push a mind over the edge, and the help that can restore balance.
Published with financial support from Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru, the Books Council of Wales.
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The author
A.G. Rivett claims to have lived several lives in the course of his one life. Born in London, raised in the Home Counties, he has been a doctor, a priest and a crofter in the Scottish Highlands. He has lived in rural Northern Nigeria and knows what it is like to be ‘a stranger in a strange land.’ He is married to Gillian Paschkes-Bell, has three daughters and two grandsons and now lives in Ceredigion where he cultivates a wildflower meadow.
An interview with Leslie S Lowe
Leslie asks A G Rivett about the themes of The Priest's Wife and wonders: “Why the focus on this topic now?” Read the interview on the Historical Novel Society website.
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The Isle Fincara Trilogy
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