{"product_id":"touching-cloth","title":"Touching Cloth","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''Touching Cloth\u003c\/i\u003e can be compared to Adam Kay''s \u003ci\u003eThis Is Going to Hurt \u003c\/i\u003eand the writings of the Secret Barrister'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I laughed my way through this...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFunny, fascinating, and gorgeously humane'' Marina Hyde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Funny and touching in equal measure'' Tom Holland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA laugh-out-loud memoir of becoming a 21st-century priest, \u003ci\u003eTouching Cloth \u003c\/i\u003eis also a love letter to the Prayer Book, Liverpool, funerals, cake tins, lager and, above all, to what the Church of England can be at its best. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe very word ''reverend'' inspires solemnity. To be a priest is to dedicate one''s life to quiet prayer and spiritual contemplation. Isn''t it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFergus Butler-Gallie reveals what it''s like to become a priest in the twenty-first century. Find out why black really is slimming, how to keep a straight face when someone is inadvertently hot-boxing a funeral, and which royal-themed biscuit tin can best contain a very loud personal alarm that no one knows how to switch off. Spot a sweet old lady trying to pay for a taxi with coinage from fascist Spain? Congratulations, shepherd, she''s your problem now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind the daily scrapes is an all-too-human love letter to the Church of England, and the amazing variety of people who manage to keep it going, providing a listening ear, company and community at a time when so many people desperately need it, as well as a reflection on what it means to follow a spiritual path amid the chaos of the modern world.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57397661106558,"sku":"NW9781529176117","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529176117.jpg?v=1778666184","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/touching-cloth","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}