With university behind her Emily Stanton finds herself on the threshold of life. Introduced to a Scottish engineer the exoticism of his life in Paris beckons & she leaves her family home in 1920s Melbourne to become his wife. But far from providing answers her conventional marriage awakens in her an ardent desire to find a reason for living beyond that of simply wife & mother. This desire leads her to flirt with risk passion & unorthodox friendships & carries her to Tunisia on a journey of self-questioning & intellectual reawakening. Conditions of Faith is both a provocative romance & an elegant meditation on a timeless dilemma. Impetuous yet entirely sympathetic Emily Stanton like Henry James Isabel Archer is in search of a reason for living in a society where motherhood is deemed reason enough. This mesmerising & thought-provoking story of dreams obsessions & destiny will hold you in thrall.