Travels with a Primate, 9780281080564
Paperback
An unashamedly nostalgic return to the 1980s with Archbishop Robert Runcie, his Advisor, Terry Waite, and Chaplain, Richard Chartres, as they traverse the globe

Travels with a Primate

around the world with robert runcie

$33.36

  • Paperback

    220 pages

  • Release Date

    20 February 2019

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Summary

‘This is Terry as he really is - wise and funny. A good book from a big man. If only he could be the Primate.’

John Sergeant

‘A travelogue that is refreshingly irreverent and deeply human.’

James Naughtie

From darkest Africa to the darker and infinitely wetter birthplace of John Knox, from the remote expanse of the Alaska Highway to part of the Antipodes that even Bill Bryson could not reach, Terry Waite takes us on a gu…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780281080564
ISBN-10:0281080569
Author:Terry Waite
Publisher:SPCK Publishing
Imprint:SPCK Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:220
Release Date:20 February 2019
Weight:238g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm
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Critics Review

What makes this book so enjoyable is that the great friendship, affection, and respect that Waite and the Archbishop have for each other really shines throughout each tale

This is Terry as he really is — wise and funny. A good book from a big man. If only he could be the Primate. – John SergeantA travelogue that is refreshingly irreverent and deeply human – James NaughtieWhat makes this book so enjoyable is that the great friendship, affection, and respect that Waite and the Archbishop have for each other really shines throughout each tale * Library Journal *Solitude (SPCK, 2017): Terry Waite takes the reader deep into other worlds, both geographical and psychological, from which they will emerge enlightened and spiritually enriched. – Ranulph Fiennes OBE, explorer, writer and poetTerry Waite’s saunter through solitude is wide ranging, original, well written and (best of all) companionable. – Martin Bell OBE, UNICEF ambassador and former war reporterA record of a unique sensibility. – Joan Bakewell, DBE, writer and broadcasterOut of the Silence (SPCK, 2016): A remarkable book by a remarkable man … Peace would universally reign if the world were full of people like Terry Waite. – Karl Jenkins CBE, composerTaken on Trust (Hodder, 1993, 2016): No regrets. No sentimentality. No self-pity. Many times in the years ahead Waite found it almost impossible to keep those resolutions. But he did, as anyone who reads this book must attest, in quite magnificent fashion. – Sandy Gall * Sunday Express *… his memoirs create a new mystery: where did he learn to write so well? – Richard Heller * Mail on Sunday *A remarkable story of physical humiliation, survival and release. – Anthony Clare * Sunday Times *

About The Author

Terry Waite

TERRY WAITE CBE was Advisor to the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1992. He is the author of Taken on Trust, Solitude and Out of the Silence, a co-founder of Hostage UK and Y Care International, and president of Emmaus UK.LORD RUNCIE OF CUDDESDON was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991. He died in July 2000.

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