The Speaker's Wife
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- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
12 December 2016
Summary
The Rev Tom Ross’s quiet and semi-alcoholic life as chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons is about to be shattered.
Pastor Petroc Stone of a central London, evangelical church gives sanctuary to a young man being chased by the police for making an anti-Islamic protest. Politicians rage about the Church of England giving a safe haven to a dangerous criminal and Islamists surround the church building, furious at the boy’s insult.Meanwhile, the charismatic, …Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472122018 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472122011 |
| Author: | Quentin Letts |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 12 December 2016 |
| Weight: | 246g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 133mm x 19mm |
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Witty, outspoken, fierce and extremely knowledgeable about politicians– Country Life
Witty, outspoken, fierce and extremely knowledgeable about politicians - Country Life
Rollicking debut novel … a love song written to the grand old Church of England … What gives the novel its gusto is the sheer delight it finds in its own stereotypes - The GuardianFascinating … highly entertaining and clever novel … a narrative of modern manners worthy of Anthony Trollope … compulsive reading … The language is inspired … beautifully descriptive … a rollicking good story … one of the most enjoyable books I’ve read this year - Mature TimesAbout The Author
Quentin Letts
Quentin Letts is political sketch writer for The Times and theatre critic for the Sunday Times. A regular broadcaster on radio and television, he was formerly New York correspondent for The Times, gossip columnist for the Daily Telegraph and parliamentary sketch writer for the Daily Mail. 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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