First Parish — Helen Cannam

Which should come first; the wife, the mother - or the minister? After the long struggle for women's ordination, Rosalind Maclaren, wife and mother of two, is appointed minister of St Cuthbert's. As Rosalind quickly becomes absorbed in her new life, her family seem to be slipping away from her. Sophie is mortified by her mother's high profile, Josh is having trouble at school and even Alastair, her supportive husband, is feeling the strain of being married to a vicar. When Laurence Tennant, an old flame from her university days, reappears on the scene Rosalind is forced to ask herself what really is important...