Acts and Omissions

This divides its reviewers; while I dislike it as a whole, I can see that it has it strengths. In many ways it is to be applauded. The author uses her perspective as a clergy wife to write a narrative that is full of little details, references and in-jokes that Anglicans will appreciate. It is good t......more

This is the start of a five book series about the doings of a bunch of assorted ecclesiastical types in the fictional Diocese of Lindfordshire, and its Cathedral in the town of Lindford. Think Barsetshire, but with a Church that's at once wrestling with questions about homosexually and struggling to......more

Absolutely loved it. As a C of E Reader who works in a University I could identify with each and every character, place and many of the situations. I recognised all the references to other bits of literature too, from the Bible to Molesworth, and felt as if I were at home. I quickly had to buy the r......more

Surprised at how polarised opinions seem to be among reviewers, clearly not for everyone but I liked it. It first appeared in weekly instalments online as an experiment in Victorian-style serial publishing, with Trollope's Barchester not far away and a narrator's voice which consciously owes somethi......more

I need that sixth star again! I wasn't expecting to like this book at all. It's very churchy for one thing (given that it's about an Anglican community and most of the main characters are vicars of one variety or another) but I absolutely loved it. You see, the characters are very real, with very be......more