Ordinary Time: The funny and heartbreaking new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Paperback Published on: 17/07/2025
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Ordinary Time
A wonderful book. Utterly loved it
It’s worth a glance at the other reviews of this book, to see what authors this novels is being held alongside: Megan Mason, Anne Tyler, Barbara Pym. Reall... READ MORE
Phill - Waterstones Bookseller
Ordinary Time
Funny, wise and relatable.
I enjoyed Cathy Rentzenbrink’s memoir, 'Dear Reader', and was keen to read this fiction title. (My thanks to the publisher for the advance copy). This nove... READ MORE
Caroline, Ipswich
Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time
This was an absolute joy to read. Cathy is so honest in her writing and so perceptive in her characterisation leading to a totally believable novel which... READ MORE
libby shaw
Ordinary Time
A joy
I have been a huge fan of Cathy Renzenbrink’s work since I read Dear Reader a few years ago and her fiction does not disappoint. This quiet, gentle novel f... READ MORE
Tia  Dawson
Ordinary Time
Brilliant
As soon as I read the first page I knew this was going to be fantastic. The protagonist's frustrations, longings and doubts are hugely relatable, hemmed in... READ MORE
Shoeless Joe Jackson

Synopsis

'There are already three of us in this marriage. I'm not sure there is room for a fourth . . .'

Ann is a reluctant Vicar's wife. She tries her best but her husband only has eyes for God, her son is asking questions she can't answer, and it is all too easy to displease the congregation.

When her brother needs her help, Ann travels from Cornwall up to London. There she meets Jamie, and a new world unexpectedly opens up. Ann knows what the older women of the parish would say - she's made her bed and now she has to lie in it. But once she has been led into temptation, it may prove impossible to resist . . .

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • ISBN: 9781474621199
  • Number of pages: 368
  • Dimensions: 196 x 124 x 26 mm
  • Weight: 260g
  • Languages: English

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Ordinary Time
Adored this book
What a clever, insightful, touching story. Full of funny and tender moments, laughing one minute, crying the next. By far my favourite book that I've read ... READ MORE
Nicky Kirk
Ordinary Time
Perceptive and funny
Ordinary Time is the story of Ann, vicar's wife, mother, sister - this is how she is defined but it's stifling her. Her husband, Tim, thinks more of God th... READ MORE
Nicola