The literary world has plenty of examples of women creating their male protagonists, from George Eliot to Ursula LeGuin and beyond. It felt scary, however, for me as a man to write about a woman. I considered it necessary to redress the imbalance of the patriarchal society of The Seaborne, but I recognised the path was fraught with pitfalls. So when reviews of The Priest’s Wife started to come in, I was more than relieved to hear I had succeeded. I'm grateful to all my reviewers for their generosity and encouragement. AGR

Interview with the author A G Rivett

I loved the previous book in this series, The Seaborne. I loved this one too. The most striking difference was the female viewpoint in this second book. It was rather like moving from the male viewpoint of Homer's Iliad to the home fires of his Odyssey. The courageous, generous, and spiritual widowed protagonist captured my heart.
Violet Elizabeth Grayson on Amazon*****

A skilfully written story of one woman and her journey to discover herself. A.G. Rivett writes in such a way that I felt like I was inside Morag’s head. It’s a sensitive portrait and one which made me feel I knew Morag totally. The characters are well fleshed out; the way the author weaves religion into the novel makes it a layered and interesting read. The exploration of mental health is a sensitively handled subject. It’s a novel that’s well-written, with sensitivity but also bravery.
Sharon Rimmelswaan, Beyond the Books review

The novel is beautifully written and evocative of the culture of the time; no anachronistic language intrudes upon the beautiful picture. This is a misty, green world, where the Otherworld of the Sidhe is not so distant from life among the living. A doctor, crofter and ordained minister himself, Rivett understands the tight relationship of the peasants with the land and the seasons and their religious ideas and practices.
Susie Helme, Historical Novel Society

This novel evokes a profound sense of the beauty of place and the community bound to that place. The reader is drawn in and joins the characters on their journey. If the setting is a thousand years in the past, the underlying themes are contemporary.
Br Daniel OSB, Pluscarden Benedictines magazine

The Priest's Wife investigates the profound themes of identity, faith, and transformation. A G Rivett's storytelling is rather remarkable, and the narrative's emotional resonance will leave an impression on readers. This is a novel that touches the soul and also invites introspection into the intricate webbing of our own lives.
Kevin on Good Reads

Both books of the Isle Fincara Trilogy want to be read several times: first as a good yarn, then ask questions of the book, and find answers from the different characters, for our time, our lives, and our world.
Katharina Kroeber, on Gwales

I found reading The Priest's Wife an absorbing experience. As the widow of a priest myself, there was much to resonate with. Our culture may have changed radically since the era of which A G Rivett writes, but many of the underlying issues remain.
Kate Porteus, Exeter

A beautifully written, well-paced exploration of Morag's growth, her struggle and eventual acceptance of the new opportunities and responsibilities that may lie ahead of her. Rivett does an excellent job of putting us inside her head, to the point that we start to feel we know her intimately. It's a positive portrayal of a Christian community clinging to its pagan origins, playing up their rootedness in the Earth [and] their belief in balance between male and female, while contrasting it sharply with a bureaucratic, patriarchal church intent on standardising and regulating.
Alastair Mabbott, The Herald