Steeple Chasing

What makes Steeple Chasing so compelling - and it is a wonderful book; thoughtful and challenging - … is Ross’s essential kindness, his unfailing empathy with the people he meets on his pilgrimage. * Daily Telegraph *
A charming odyssey … in this lyrical love letter to churches Ross reminds us there is something worth saving and people who will make the effort. * The Times *
His book is a delicious treat, and one that both believers and sceptics will enjoy. * Financial Times *
Reading a book is another reciprocal act: if it’s good, it stays with you. Ross’s readers will have his words humming through them for a long time. * Spectator *
Lovely, lyrical, whimsical, elegiac … Ross has a gift for making you feel you’re there with him, just as awed as he is. * Times Literary Supplement *
Ross has always had a quiet charm, and it is perhaps displayed best in this book… it is properly interested in humanity, especially in its complexity. * The Scotsman *
Steeple Chasing is, as you might expect from Ross, itself a beautiful object, full of delicacy and deliberation in the writing…a fascinating, beautifully written book full of both the strange and the terrible, but also full of grace and love. * The Herald *
Beautifully observed and evocatively written. * Country Life *
Never less than fascinating. * Books From Scotland *
Steeple Chasing is a rich and often joyful account of the deeply personal roles churches still play in our communities – William Davies * Slightly Foxed *

Peter Ross is an Orwell journalism fellow. His writing has appeared in national newspapers and magazines in the UK and US. He won the non-fiction prize at Scotland’s National Book Awards with A Tomb With A View: The Stories & Glories of Graveyards, and his next book, Steeple Chasing, was a Sunday Times bestseller and was selected as Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month. He is also author of the collections Daunderlust and The Passion Of Harry Bingo. He lives in Glasgow.