Parsonage and Parson: Coping with the Clergy - thirty years of eccentricity and delight | 
so-soA short vignette, rather than a memoir, of the author's life as Diocesan Property Secretary for the Anglican Church of England for over 30 years. The author reflects on those he worked with & the characters he met, alongside the buildings & land he was responsible for.
“With encounters recounted that range from wacky and hilarious, to thought-provoking and historical“ hmm I didn't really find any of them as described above (continued)
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What I did find interesting was the author's experience of a Church in decline, one that has gone from being the centre of village life to a mere afterthought. As a microcosm of the Church's diminishing importance in daily life, 1mo
My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, The Book Guild, for the opportunity to read an ARC.
Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7909605605
Read 12th-13th Sept 2025
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