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The Benefits of Passion
Catherine Fox
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Description for The Benefits of Passion
Paperback. Following on from Angels and Men, a novel that communicates truths about the Christian faith in a subtle but captivating way. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
"She has again succeeded in creating a cast of compelling characters (some of whom made their first appearance in Angels and Men), whose fate one becomes anxious to discover." Kate Chisholm, Sunday Telegraph Annie Brown, wrestling with doubts about her faith and a biological clock the size of Big Ben, escapes the stifling kindness of her fellow ordinands and the stifled yelps of her sexuality by writing a raunchy novel. Yet Annie can no more control her characters than she could a congregation. Outrageous Isabella and butter-wouldn't-melt Barney hurtle unbidden into difficult situations that lead Annie inexorably back ... Read more
"She has again succeeded in creating a cast of compelling characters (some of whom made their first appearance in Angels and Men), whose fate one becomes anxious to discover." Kate Chisholm, Sunday Telegraph Annie Brown, wrestling with doubts about her faith and a biological clock the size of Big Ben, escapes the stifling kindness of her fellow ordinands and the stifled yelps of her sexuality by writing a raunchy novel. Yet Annie can no more control her characters than she could a congregation. Outrageous Isabella and butter-wouldn't-melt Barney hurtle unbidden into difficult situations that lead Annie inexorably back ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Marylebone House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910674000
SKU
V9781910674000
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Ref
99-1
About Catherine Fox
Catherine Fox was educated at Durham and London Universities and has a degree in English and a PhD in Theology. She is the author of four adult novels, Angels and Men, The Benefits of Passion, Love for the Lost and Unseen Things Above, which explore the themes of the spiritual and the physical with insight and humour. In 2007, Yellow ... Read more
Reviews for The Benefits of Passion
A delightful novel: funny, life-enhancing and humane . . . Above all, she displays a genuine ability to make religion palatable for a secular age. Forget The Rector’s Wife [Joanna Trollope’s bestselling 1992 novel], this is the real thing.
Michael Arditti, Independent
She has again succeeded in creating a cast of compelling characters (some of whom made their ... Read more
Michael Arditti, Independent
She has again succeeded in creating a cast of compelling characters (some of whom made their ... Read more