Book reviews

My reviews include lots of quotes. The most recent reviews are at the top.

“The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family” by Ron Howard & Clint Howard

“The Old Rectory: The Story of the English Parsonage” by Anthony Jennings

“Honesty Over Silence: It’s OK Not To Be OK” by Patrick Regan

“The Woman in Me” by Britney Spears

“Confessions: A Life of Failed Promises” by A. N. Wilson

“Clubland: How the Working Men’s Club Shaped Britain” by Pete Brown

“Personal and Professional Recollections” by George Gilbert Scott

“Touching Cloth: Confessions and Communions of a Young Priest” by The Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie

“Ceremonial of the English Church” by Vernon Staley

“The Truth Will Set You Free: Memoirs continued” by George Carey

“The Power of Reconciliation” by Justin Welby

“Defending the Guilty: Truth and Lies in the Criminal Courtroom” by Alex McBride

“A Field Guide to the English Clergy” by Fergus Butler-Gallie

“Cries for a Lost Homeland: Reflections on Jesus’ Sayings from the Cross” by Guli Francis-Dehqani

“Vicar to Dad’s Army: The Frank Williams Story” by Frank Williams with Chris Gidney

“Europe’s 100 Best Cathedrals” by Simon Jenkins

“Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse: Creating healthy Christian cultures” by Dr Lisa Oakley & Justin Humphreys

“Love Church” by Tim Matthews.

“The Struggle Continues: 50 Years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe” by David Coltart.

“Law in a Time of Crisis” by Jonathan Sumption

“Distinctive Principles for Anglican Evangelicals” by J. C. Ryle, Edited by Lee Gatiss

Colditz castle: a visit and two book reviews.

Living in Love & Faith” by the Church of England

“Arts & Crafts Stained Glass” by Peter Cormack + “New Kilpatrick Parish and its Story” by James McCardel.

“The Art of Holy Week & Easter: Meditations on the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus” by Sister Wendy Beckett.

“The Athenaeum: More Than Just Another London Club” by Michael Wheeler

“Myrna Loy: Being and Becoming” by James Kotsilibas-Davis and Myrna Loy

“Stone Upon Stone: The life and legacy of John Cyril Hawes” by Steve Marshall

“Arts and Crafts Churches of Great Britain” by Roger Button +
“Arts & Crafts Churches” by Alec Hamilton.

The Homilies: appointed to be read in Churches” edited by Ian Robinson.

“Positively Anglican: Building on the foundations and transforming the church” Edited by Lee Gatiss,

“Anger & Stress Management God’s Way” by Wayne A. Mack

The Pilgrimage of Egeria: a New Translation of the Itinerarium Egeriae with Introduction and Commentary” edited by Anne McGowan and Paul F. Bradshaw.

“The Porn Problem” by Vaughan Roberts.

“The History of My Life: An Autobiography” by Ashton Oxenden.

“Freemasonry and the Christian Faith: Is Freemasonry compatible with Catholicism?” by Fr Ashley Beck.

“John Henry Newman: A Portrait in Letters”, edited by Roderick Strange.

“So a Comedian Walks Into a Church: Confessions of a Kneel-Down Stand-Up” by Paul Kerensa.

“Confident and Equipped: Facing Today’s Challenges in the Church of England”, edited by Lee Gatiss.

“Dolly on Dolly: Interviews and Encounters with Dolly Parton”, edited by Randy L. Schmidt.

“The Five Guiding Principles: A resource for study” by the Faith and Order Commission.

“God’s Intention” by W. Y. Fullerton.

“The Churchwarden” by Margery Roberts,

“Coming up Trumps: A memoir” by Jean Trumpington.

“Rotas, Rules and Rectors: How to thrive being a Churchwarden” by Matthew Clements

“The Autobiography of an Old Drifter” by Percy M. Clark