“Thank God for unruly women like Verena Wright and for her positive and stimulating book. Parishes could well skip sermons on Sundays from time to time and read out chunks of it instead.”

“A well-researched and reflective account of the position of women in ecclesiastical and secular society, in the past and present. Verena Wright, wife, mother and ‘unruly’ woman, uses literature, her own experience and other sources to discern and tell the story of women’s inferior status.”

“Effective feminist writing at its best is informative, well researched, thought-provoking without being aggressive, and persuasive through its use of reason. This book is all these things, besides being the product of a deep understanding of English literature and beautifully written.”

“This is an important book which takes a lot of intellectual risks. Challenging those perceptions of religion which are rooted in traditional patriarchal views, it brings into focus those elements of female experience and culture which are usually silenced and repressed.”

“Paving the way for an entirely different worldview on the spiritual nature and role of women.”