Jane is a vicar\u2019s wife, preoccupied a lot by her friend Prudence that is nearly 30 and still single. Prudence works in London and has a free life even though she is enamoured by her old boss. Jane is not an excellent vicar\u2019s wife, she is a little bored by the roles she should endorse and is always happy that older women of the parish are ready to do the tasks : organising meetings, autumn celebrations, \u2026 There is a handsome widow in the village, Fabian Driver, and Jane tries to patch him with Prudence, but this doesn\u2019t really succeed because there is some competition. A funny and quite ironic description of the life of the vicar\u2019s wife and the contrast between the town and the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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