Bringing in the Sheaves

Others mapping the daily clerical grind might hold forth on divine transcendence and immanence, on our fallen natures and need of grace. Not so Richard Coles ... Bringing in the Sheaves is an invitation to see the world as he does: the ultimate in the intimate - after all, what other way is there? -- Christopher Harding THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Bringing in the Sheaves is another lively and perceptive collection of anecdotes and insights derived from his recent experience of juggling daily life as a parish priest with his curious hinterland of burgeoning celebrity. Coles is a witty and likable raconteur. -- Phil Harrison GUARDIAN Coles draws on his 11 years in the clergy, with all the humour, quirky characters and incidents that life - and death - serve up MAIL ON SUNDAY EVENT MAGAZINE There is much to teach us and inspire us as well as to entertain and make us laugh -- Paul Richardson THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND NEWSPAPER An entertaining mix of the sacred and the secular, the gossipy and ritualistic grandeur that attempts to give the reader a feel of the texture of the life of a vicar -- Teddy Jamieson THE HERALD MAGAZINE It's a vision of contemporary Anglicanism as seen through a particular, perhaps slightly glitterballed perspective. I enjoyed it even though I'm an atheist THE HERALD MAGAZINE Richly associative and absorbing -- Nick Curtis RADIO TIMES A series of often hilarious vignettes SAGA It is a delightful compilation of thoughts, memories and incidents, all told with his signature humanity and humour CHOICE Coles offers an engaging portrait of the lived Christian life in a way that speaks openly and intriguingly to both cradle Anglicans and cagey agnostics. -- Christopher Landau CHURCH TIMES Screamingly funny -- Thomas Blaikie THE LADY Charming... This is a book to keep on the arm of your chair and browse through -- Miranda Threlfall-Holmes TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT