Fathomless Riches

One of the most immensely readable - and redeemable - memoirs of the year. His book is an engaging account of eccentricity, curiosity and a profound spiritual journey. I give it a screamingly camp, happy-clappy thumbs up – Helen Davies * SUNDAY TIMES *Sex, drugs, death, religion, more sex, many more deaths - it has got it all. Like a sparkling old-style chasuble worn by a Spanish priest, it is difficult to ignore – Chris Bryant * GUARDIAN *He writes with charm and erudition and his take on 1980s Britain is fascinating – Virginia Blackburn * SUNDAY EXPRESS *Beautifully written, disarmingly frank and utterly charming – James Delingpole * MAIL ON SUNDAY *Richard’s devastating honesty makes his journey from gay pop-star to celibate parish priest comprehensible even to atheists – Linda Grant[O]ne of the most readable memoirs of 2014 – Helen Davies * SUNDAY TIMES - Books of the Year 2014 *It is a tale of redemption and of a sinner come to transformation… The Church of England is all the better for having such a priest within its ranks. – Stephen Bates * LITERARY REVIEW *Full of wit and humour about finding god, and Jimmy Somerville. – Katy Guest * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY - Books of the Year 2014 *Richard Coles has achieved a rare thing in writing an astonishingly honest autobiography, which, alongside the sex and drugs, presents Christian faith in a way that will surely be invitingly intriguing to an audience well beyond the church … An immensely enjoyable memoir, whether a reader’s primary interest is the music industry, the impact of AIDS, the Church of England, or a wonderfully Anglican combination of all three. – The Revd Christopher Landau * CHURCH TIMES *Witty, honest and - no pun intended - irreverent, it is very much a personal and at times heartbreaking account about what it was like to be gay during the period with a bit of pop-world gossip thrown in as well. Readable to say the least. * MORNING STAR *

THE REVEREND RICHARD COLES is a writer, broadcaster and an Anglican priest. He co-presented Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4 for a number of years and appears, from time to time, on QI, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You? He has won Christmas MasterChef, Celebrity Mastermind twice, and captained Leeds to victory in Christmas University Challenge in 2019. A contestant on Strictly Come Dancing (2017) and a third place finalist on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! (2024) he exhibits huge bravery.