A Passionate Man, The Choir, The Rector’s Wife, and A Village Affair

Pocketbok. Corgi Books, . 1990. 284 + 317 + 285 + 271 sidor.

Gott skick. Joanna Trollope (b. 1943) is one of Britain’s most celebrated contemporary novelists, often described as the “queen of the Aga saga” for her sharp, compassionate depictions of modern family life, village communities, and the hidden dramas of seemingly ordinary people. With elegant prose and keen psychological observation, she explores themes of love, duty, independence, and the quiet rebellions that reshape lives. Trollope’s novels have sold millions worldwide and continue to resonate with readers for their warmth, wit, and emotional honesty.

Together, A Passionate Man, The Choir, The Rector’s Wife, and A Village Affair represent some of her finest work: stories rooted in English life yet universal in their exploration of human relationships.

A Passionate Man
Corgi Books, 1990

In A Passionate Man, Joanna Trollope examines the turbulence that lies beneath the surface of a seemingly settled marriage. Matthew, a respected country doctor, yearns for excitement beyond his routine life, while his wife Harriet values stability and family. When temptation arrives, both are forced to confront the fragility of trust and the complexity of desire. Written with Trollope’s trademark psychological insight, the novel blends domestic drama with timeless questions of love, loyalty, and self-discovery.

The Choir
Corgi Books, 1993

A cathedral choir becomes the unlikely stage for a battle between tradition and modernity in The Choir, one of Joanna Trollope’s best-loved novels. When a new dean threatens to disband the centuries-old choir for financial reasons, the whole community is thrown into conflict. Old loyalties, personal ambitions, and hidden passions collide in a story that is both tender and sharply observed. Trollope turns an English provincial town into a microcosm of human drama, where art, faith, and emotion are inseparably entwined.

The Rector’s Wife
Corgi Books, 1994

Anna Bouverie has spent years as the dutiful wife of a rector, suppressing her own ambitions to support her husband’s calling. But when financial pressures force her to take a job in a supermarket, she begins to discover an independence that shocks her family and scandalises the parish. The Rector’s Wife is one of Trollope’s most acclaimed novels, an empathetic portrait of a woman who dares to challenge expectations, balancing humour, compassion, and a sharp eye for the unspoken rules of English village life.

A Village Affair
Bloomsbury, 1997

When Alice Jordan moves with her family into an idyllic country house, she seems to have everything: comfort, security, and a fresh start. But her friendship with another woman soon deepens into a love affair that upends the conventions of her marriage and shocks the village. A Village Affair is a bold and touching exploration of desire, freedom, and the cost of honesty, showcasing Trollope’s courage in addressing taboo subjects with warmth and humanity.