Confessions From a Farmer's Wife

WHAT IF THE THING YOU ADMIRE THE MOST ABOUT THE PERSON YOU LOVE THE MOST, BECOMES THE CAUSE OF YOUR DEEPEST DESPAIR?My Name is Jessie. I married a man named Job.He was my rock, my safe haven, for better or for worse. I did not know what it would mean to fully live that vow, or that I would want him to turn his back on that which he loved above all else.This is my story.Confessions from a Farmers Wife is a beautifully crafted parallel of the Job story from his wifes point of view - a richly nuanced novel that draws you into a compelling journey of love, hardship, and restoration."A Remarkable Literary Novel: Confessions From a Farmers Wife, a first novel by Caroline Way, is a remarkable book. This story of a mid-20th century Job vividly explores the age-old question of why bad things happen to good people. An important theme, well-developed, but it is the excellence of the writing that truly lifts this book above the...