Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Ordinary Time
- Narrated by: Olivia Poulet
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
'Here is the absolute truth about love, told with wisdom, heart and humour. So clever, funny and life-affirming'
Meg Mason
'Funny and heartbreaking, immersive and thoroughly satisfying'
Nina Stibbe
There are already three of us in this marriage. I'm not sure there is room for a fourth . . .
Ann is a reluctant Vicar's wife. She tries her best but her husband only has eyes for God, her son is asking questions she struggles to answer, and it is all too easy to displease the congregation. It may only be a matter of time before she makes the headlines of the local gazette: Vicar's wife gets giggles in church. Vicar's wife refuses to bake scones. Vicar's wife does not care about other people.
When her brother needs her help, Ann travels from Cornwall up to London. There she meets Jamie, and a new world unexpectedly opens up. Ann knows what the older women of the parish would say - she's made her bed and now she has to lie in it. But once she has been led into temptation, it may prove impossible to resist . . .
The funny and heartbreaking new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink, Ordinary Time is an unforgettable story of the joys and sorrows of everyday life; one that asks big questions about friendship and marriage, forgiveness and redemption, and the real meaning of love.
'Once I started reading I couldn't stop. Cathy Rentzenbrink is so astute and observant about the small dramas, disappointments and compromises of marriage, and the deadening effects of duty . . . incredibly moving'
Clare Chambers
'A very special book . . . She makes the everyday profound like Anne Tyler does. Melancholy interiority meets great capacity for joy. A beautiful, beautiful book about love in all its forms'
Marian Keyes
Critic reviews
What listeners say about Ordinary Time
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 03-10-24
Fabulous!
Cathy R is a genius. I loved it! Touching and sentimental and funny, completely absorbing story with unique characters.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 24-07-24
First time with this author
Loved the story. A light romantic story of a wife of a vicar. It was real and funny at times. A good listen and will try another one of the authors books.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- The Day Family
- 19-07-24
A treat to yourself
Simply exquisite & now seeking out more from this spectacular author. Thank you in more ways than you Do actually know ❤️
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- sarahJB
- 17-09-24
tedious
terribly dull and the characters grated. Such a waste of time, I wish I hadn't struggled to the end.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!