NUNC!
$24.25
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2026
Summary
The ‘Nunc Dimittis’, set to music by composers from Tallis to Rachmaninov, is one of the great canticles of Christianity and is heard daily in Britain’s cathedrals. It is based on ten verses in St Luke’s Gospel. They relate the tale of Simeon, an old man who was told he would not die before he saw the Messiah. He waited and waited at the Temple in Jerusalem. At last he saw the infant Jesus. At that moment he cried, ‘Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word for …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781408722855 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1408722852 |
| Author: | Quentin Letts |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 24mm |
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A rollicking satire that emits flashes of real brilliance * Daily Mail *Heartfelt * The Times *Letts can be as funny as P.G. Wodehouse, but there’s real poignancy running through this story * Tablet, Novel of the week *The characters are quirky and delicious. The settings are colourful … An adorable book, 6 stars; a real pleasure to read * Historical Novel Society *Beneath the warmth and amusing tales, Letts gives many very profound insights into the nature of love, loss, and accepting death. He writes beautifully * Church Times *Mine eyes have just read the best novel of the year. Quentin Letts’ Nunc! is a beautiful, moving and funny exploration of life, death and first century Jewish cuisine * Seen & Unseen *
About The Author
Quentin Letts
Quentin Letts is political sketch writer for the Daily Mail. A regular broadcaster on radio and television, he was formerly New York correspondent for The Times, gossip columnist for the Daily Telegraph, theatre critic for the Sunday Times and parliamentary sketch writer for The Times. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller 50 People Who Buggered Up Britain. His hobbies are gossip, hymn-singing and cricket. He lives in rural Herefordshire.
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