A Blessing In Disguise - Hardcover

Rhodes, Elvi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593051041 ISBN 13: 9780593051047

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2003

Synopsis

When the village prepares to welcome their new vicar, they are in for a shock. oung, attractive, a widow with a ten-year-old daughter - Venus Stanton was certainly not the vicar which the traditional parish of Thurston had been expecting. She had to endure curiosity, misunderstandings and even downright hostility. But she also found warmth and friendship - sometimes from the most unexpected quarters. There were times when Venus began to think that perhaps the doubters were right. But the local doctor thought otherwise, and so did many others who came to regard her not only as their priest but also their friend.

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About the Author

Elvi Rhodes was born and educated in Yorkshire, and now lives on the Sussex coast. She is the author of many bestselling novels including Cara's Land, Ruth Appleby, The Mountain, Portrait Of Chloe, Spring Music, Midsummer Meeting, The Birthday Party And Mulberry Lane, all published in paperback by Corgi Books.

From the Back Cover

Young, attractive, a widow with a ten-year-old daughter - Venus Stanton is certainly not the vicar whom the traditional parish of Thurston has been expecting. The village is agog, the congregation surprised and in some cases not at all pleased.
Venus - a name wished on her by her otherwise conventional parents, and which she feels is wholly inappropriate for a woman priest - has to endure curiosity, misunderstandings and even downright hostility. But she also finds warmth, friendship and kindness - sometimes from the most unexpected quarters.

Still mourning the death of her husband, and having to cope with the problems of single parenthood, Venus begins to think that she will never manage the task she has set herself. Perhaps the doubters are right - she was not suited to be a vicar, to care for the souls of the parish. But the handsome local doctor thinks otherwise, and so do many others who come to regard her not only as their priest but also as their friend.

A warm and compelling new novel from this popular best-selling author.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593051041
• ISBN 13: 9780593051047
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400