What would make you question your faith, principles, your profession and make you want to throw it all away? The one thing you've never known.
Rural Shropshire England, 1911. The village was isolated, inhospitable and poor. And it was without a vicar to tend the crumbling, near empty church. She requested someone come to bring unity to the reclusive people and a purpose to her life. He took on the daunting job simply to escape a tragic accident that ended his career. Neither had intended their life to be what it had become. He didn't particularly like her. She didn't quite understand him. But they needed to find common ground in order to achieve any success for themselves and the community. What begins as a careful partnership, then a tentative friendship over-runs the bounds of propriety and morality, forcing them both to redefine their values and beliefs. They lose everything if they choose each other and relinquish the thing they most desire if they do not. [[[Every chapter was uploaded as a .rtf file with 16 pt Times font. I have no idea why some of it appears smaller than others]]]