Polly Ingraham
A graduate of Dartmouth and the Bread Loaf School of English, Polly lives with her husband in Hopkinton, NH. She has spent most of her career working in education, as an English teacher and a career advisor.
She launched “The Panorama of a Pastor’s Wife” blog 15 years ago, when she and her family lived in Amherst, MA. In 2017, she enrolled in the year-long Memoir Incubator program at Grub Street in Boston to draft her book manuscript. Now, she writes regularly on Substack at “Side By Side.”
Author Website
Where else can you find my books? Gibson’s Bookstore (Concord)
Books
Unconverted: Memoir of a Marriage
As soon as Polly and Rob meet, there is electricity between them, despite the fact that Rob is a devout Divinity student and Polly does not practice a religion. When they fall in love, she begins to wonder if their union can survive their theological differences. Over time, they build a multilayered life of family and community, and Polly manages to create a comfortable space as a clergy wife.
In lyrical prose that is reflective, candid, and warm, this is the story of how an extroverted agnostic remained true to herself through three decades of marriage, three children, and four relocations. As Polly’s husband rose through the ranks to become an Episcopal bishop, she stayed steadfast in her love of literature, sports, nature, and her family, while deepening her understanding of herself, her husband, and marriage itself.