
Bringing in the Sheaves
Wheat and Chaff from My Years as a Priest
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Reverend Richard Coles
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Richard Coles narrates this witty account of life as a parish priest and Radio 4 broadcaster.
After a life of sex and drugs and the Communards - brilliantly recounted in the highly acclaimed first volume of his memoirs Fathomless Riches - the Reverend Richard Coles went on to devote his life to God and Christianity. He is also a much-loved broadcaster, presenting Saturday Live on Radio 4 and giving us regular reason to Pause for Thought on Radio 2.
What is life like for the parson in Britain today? For centuries the Church calendar - and the Church minister - gave character and personality to British life. Today, however, as the shape of the year has become less distinct and faith no longer as privileged or persuasive, that figure has become far more marginal.
In Bringing in the Sheaves, Reverend Coles answers this question. From his ordination during the season of Petertide, through Advent and Christmas to Lent and Easter, he gives us a unique insight into his daily experience in the ministry, with all the joy, drama, difficulty and humour which life - and indeed death - serves up in varying measures.
Told with extraordinary charm and erudition, Bringing in the Sheaves features a multitude of characters and events from parish life against a backdrop of the Christian calendar.
©2016 Richard Coles (P)2016 Orion Publishing GroupRichard is breathtakingly honest and one feels that if the Church listened to him, it may not die out by the end of the century.
Only three stars for performance as the first half of the book seems to have been recorded during a bout of cold.
Worth a listen.
The difficult second volume...
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Hugely entertaining. Profound yet entertaining.
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Interesting
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Brilliant
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Interesting book full of funny momentsEntertaining!
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Great easy listening
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Wonderful narration
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I seem to be addicted to RC
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The sincerity and openess of the author
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Wonderful!
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