"The Pastor's Wife" by Elizabeth Von Arnim is a compelling story set in the early 20th century that follows Ingeborg, a bishop’s daughter, longing for a life beyond her strict upbringing. After experiencing a liberating moment of solitude in London, she impulsively embarks on a trip to Switzerland, thus setting the story in motion. There, she meets Herr Dremmel, a German pastor, and their conversations about duty, life, and love quickly lead to a surprising proposal, causing a clash between her personal desires and familial expectations thus beginning a journey of self-discovery, societal constraints, and complicated love.
The Pastor's Wife
By Elizabeth Von Arnim
A sheltered woman’s life takes a turn when a spontaneous trip leads to an unexpected proposal, forcing her to choose between duty and her own longings.
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About the AuthorElizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to family. Her writings are ascribed to Elizabeth von Arnim. She used the pseudonym Alice Cholmondeley for only one novel, Christine, published in 1917.
Elizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to family. Her writings are ascribed to Elizabeth von Arnim. She used the pseudonym Alice Cholmondeley for only one novel, Christine, published in 1917.
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