This was a curious read - and, without giving away too much...
A 16th Century French Peasant takes leave of his wife, family and estate. When he returns 8 years later at first he is welcomed with open arms, his wife especially. But soon there comes to grow on her the suspicion that he is not the same person that left her, and the kindness and maturity she notes cause her - against the will of the Family and Estate - to repudiate him, and through the courts she seeks her retribution...
Now, based upon a true story and to go further would spoil the plot, but the author Janet Lewis introduces more than a few ideas regarding identity and truth...
A slim book, well researched and worth the read.