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 crowd. Jessie and Job are living, breathing people about whom we care deeply and through whom we experience life in all its beauty and its sorrow. The book is too honest to offer any easy answers but ultimately it is life-affirming and the reader is left knowing that we may not understand, but life is definitely worth the journey." - Donna Fletcher Crow, best-selling author.