{"product_id":"9781787635753-touching-cloth","title":"Touching Cloth","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConfessions and communions of a young priest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Touching Cloth\u003c\/i\u003e can be compared to Adam Kay's \u003ci\u003eThis Is Going to Hurt \u003c\/i\u003eand the writings of the Secret Barrister' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I laughed my way through this.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFunny, fascinating, and gorgeously humane' Marina Hyde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Funny and touching in equal measure' Tom Holland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA laugh-out-loud memoir of becoming a 21st-century priest, \u003ci\u003eTouching Cloth \u003c\/i\u003eis also a love letter to the Prayer Book, Liverpool, funerals, cake tins, lager and, above all, to what the Church of England can be at its best. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe very word 'reverend' inspires solemnity. To be a priest is to dedicate one's life to quiet prayer and spiritual contemplation. Isn't it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFergus Butler-Gallie reveals what it's like to become a priest in the twenty-first century. Find out why black really is slimming, how to keep a straight face when someone is inadvertently hot-boxing a funeral, and which royal-themed biscuit tin can best contain a very loud personal alarm that no one knows how to switch off. Spot a sweet old lady trying to pay for a taxi with coinage from fascist Spain? Congratulations, shepherd, she's your problem now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind the daily scrapes is an all-too-human love letter to the Church of England, and the amazing variety of people who manage to keep it going, providing a listening ear, company and community at a time when so many people desperately need it, as well as a reflection on what it means to follow a spiritual path amid the chaos of the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40761445220449,"sku":"9781787635753","price":18.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32315598.jpg?v=1775074757","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781787635753-touching-cloth","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}