The Benefits of Passion

By Catherine Fox

Book Overview

"She has again succeeded in creating a cast of compelling characters (some of whom made their first appearance in Angels and Men), whose fate one becomes anxious to discover."

Kate Chisholm, Sunday TelegraphAnnie Brown, wrestling with doubts about her faith and a biological clock the size of Big Ben, escapes the stifling kindness of her fellow ordinands and the stifled yelps of her sexuality by writing a raunchy novel.

Yet Annie can no more control her characters than she could a congregation. Outrageous Isabella and butter-wouldn't-melt Barney hurtle unbidden into difficult situations that lead Annie inexorably back to her own repressed upbringing and present predicament. Some of their liberation rubs off on her too, and when she meets brusque outsider Will, Annie plunges into passion as uninhibitedly as Isabella.

But Annie's vocation, like her libido, won't lie down, and she despairs of finding a happy ending to either of her stories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910674001
• ISBN13: 9781910674000
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Marylebone House
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Religious AND sexy!

I absolutely loved this beautifully-written, touching book. The "story within a story" is expertly handled, and all the characters are brilliantly drawn. Real issues of faith in the divine and sexual love are explored without heavy-handedness. A friend brought this book back from England for me, and I have since ordered several more copies to give to other friends. I do wish Catherine Fox's books could be published in the U.S. She would find a huge readership, I believe.

a wonderful read

This is a really lovely book. It's got just about the lot- humour, fascinating characters with depth to them, a cracking story and a number of triggers to deep thought- as well as the moments that make you laugh out loud- do not read this in public unless you are happy with people giving you funny looks! It's a hilarious, profound read, and anyone who tastes it will also want to track down Catherine Fox's other books.