The Bishops Wife, Robert Nathan
The Bishops Wife, Robert Nathan
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The Bishops Wife

Author: Robert Nathan

Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne

Unabridged: 3 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/15/2013

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

This classic novel is the inspiration behind the beloved Christmas film of the same name starring Cary Grant and Loretta Young. Bishop Henry Brougham desperately wants to build a great cathedral for his overcrowded parish. The problem is he doesnt know how he will find a capable archdeacon to help fund the project. But thats not his only problem. Though his beautiful wife Julia fulfills her marital duties, there is no passion between them. When the bishop prays for help, it comes in the form of Michael, a handsome, golden-haired angel who takes the position of archdeacon. Michael exudes love, which draws new and unexpected emotions from Julia. However, Michaels limitless capacity for love is stifled by his mortal duties of manipulating money from wealthy religious patrons. With the holidays approaching, the bishop senses the mutual attraction between Julia and Michael. Will the purity of a divine love lure Julia away, or will her sense of marital duty prevail?

About Robert Nathan

Robert Nathan
(1894–1985) was born in New York City and educated at private schools in the
United States and Switzerland. While attending Harvard, where he was a
classmate of E. E. Cummings, he was an editor of the Harvard Monthly, in which his first stories and poems appeared.
After becoming a full-time writer, Nathan’s work strengthened his reputation
with both the public and peers. F. Scott Fitzgerald once referred to Nathan as
his favorite writer. Five of his novels have been made into films, including Portrait of Jennie and The Bishop’s Wife. Nathan ultimately
authored more than fifty volumes of novels, poetry, and plays, and from this
body of distinguished work he acquired a reputation as a master of satiric
fantasy.


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