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The Bishop's Wife
| Author: | Robert Nathan |
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Gollancz, 1929 Grosset & Dunlap, 1929 Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1928 |
| Series: | Professor Wutheridge: Book 1 |
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| Book Type: | Novel |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
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Film & Television Adaptations
The Bishop's Wife
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
11/25/1947
The Preacher's Wife
Mundy Lane Entertainment
12/16/1996
Synopsis
Bishop HENRY BROUGHAM doesn't know how he will find a capable archdeacon to help raise money to build a "great" cathedral for his overcrowded parish. Though his beautiful wife JULIA fulfills her marital duties, their relationship has no passion. To fill the void, she heaps affectionate praise on their four-year old daughter JULIET, embarrassing the proper Bishop.
Meanwhile, the Bishop prays for help, and it comes in the form of MICHAEL, a handsome goldenhaired angel, who takes the position of archdeacon. Michael exudes love which draws new and unexpected emotions from Julia. Michael's pure limitless capacity for love is stifled by his mortal duties of manipulating money from wealthy religious patrons, including MRS. LANYARDE and MR. COHEN. With the holidays approaching the Bishop senses the mutual attraction between Julia and Michael. His intuition is right as Julia almost succumbs to Michael before her sense of marital duty ultimately prevails.
During a conversation with the scholarly PROFESSOR WUTHERIDGE, Michael learns that an angel can't fulfill "mortal love" as it is unrelated to the divine version. With that, he returns to Heaven after completing his fundraising mission. Julia, realizing she will never have a passionate relationship with the Bishop, decides to have another child with whom to share her love.
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