Emma Holt has been happily married for many years to the gardener of the local Quaker school.
Headmaster Philip Manners, on the other hand, has been unhappily married to the Bishop's daughter for just as long.
When Philip finds Emma in the school library, he can't help but be intrigued by her.
Emma, dealing with her two eldest sons going off to war, is overloading herself with work to keep her mind focused.
Philip, meanwhile, is trying to understand how his students could enlist when he teaches.
Cahill Davis Publishing Limited The gardener's wife, paperback/jane allison
