Church Times - Christmas book supplement


Dancing king Dance in the Renaissance: European fashion, French obsession by Margaret M. McGowan Subscriber only	Not just the holly and the ivy Medieval Flowers: The history of medieval flowers and how to grow them today by Miranda Innes and Clay Perry Subscriber only	‘There’s plenty to be said for the simple art of faking it’ TIM WINTON is the best-loved contemporary novelist in Australia, a man who never wanted to do anything other than write. Subscriber only

Hero of the Somme who fed the fed up After War, Is Faith Possible? An anthology of G. A. Studdert Kennedy, “Woodbine Willie” by G. A. Studdert Kennedy, Kerry Walters, editor... Subscriber only	Writers should be this good WHEN some people stumble upon a good book, they can’t put it down. Subscriber only	Return to the fold Called out of Darkness: A spiritual confession by Anne Rice Subscriber only

Riding the adolescent waves Breath by Tim Winton Subscriber only	Parable for the boomerangers Home by Marilynne Robinson Subscriber only	Sign of the springbok Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation by John Carlin Subscriber only

In their garden — the Nicolsons’ legacy Sissinghurst: An unfinished history by Adam Nicolson Subscriber only	Writers and their rosebeds Outsiders: A book of garden friends by Ronald Blythe Subscriber only	Church mice and men Poems in the Porch: The radio poems of John Betjeman by Kevin Gardner Subscriber only

A very Anglican poet Happiness and Holiness: Thomas Traherne and his writings by Denise Inge, editor Subscriber only	Books furnishing a variety of rooms Reading Matters: Five centuries of discovering books by Margaret Willes Subscriber only	Getting away from it all On Holiday: The way we were by Paul Atterbury Subscriber only

Giving humbug a hard time Not in my name: A compendium of modern hypocrisy by Julie Burchill and Chas Newkey-Burden Subscriber only	Primate who was always a headmaster Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury by David Hein Subscriber only	Author armed with hindsight and not afraid to use it Churchill: The greatest Briton unmasked by Nigel Knight Subscriber only

Avarice and arcana The Sorcerer’s Tale by Alec Ryrie Subscriber only	Colourful unto death Pompeii: The life of a Roman town by Mary Beard Subscriber only	And a daughter for all seasons, too A Daughter’s Love: Thomas and Margaret More by John Guy Subscriber only

Short notice Mrs Thrale Subscriber only	Great War art World War I by H. P. Willmott Subscriber only	White House or Temple? Christmas: The original story by Margaret Barker Subscriber only

Wading, but well Wellbeing by Mark Vernon Subscriber only	On the road McKie’s Gazetteer: A local history of Britain by David McKie Subscriber only	Dalgliesh’s farewell? The Private Patient: An Adam Dalgliesh mystery by P. D. James Subscriber only

Golden age Memories of Steam by Tom Quinn Subscriber only	When the firing squad finished A Whispered Name by William Brodrick Subscriber only	The myth that is Beecham Thomas Beecham: An obsession with music by John Lucas Subscriber only

Home, sweet home The English House: The story of a nation at home by Clive Aslet Subscriber only	A Lust for Window Sills A Lust for Window Sills: A lover’s guide to British buildings from portcullis to pebble-dash by Harry Mount Subscriber only	Underneath the arches The Lion Companion to Church Architecture by David Stancliffe Subscriber only

Getting off the couch and into the kitchen HE IS only 33 years old, but Jamie Oliver is already a national treasure. Subscriber only	Christmas Books prize crossword By Geoff Millin Subscriber only	Books for children: The old, old story, told afresh At Christmas, publishers look for new ways to repackage Bible stories and worthy messages, sometimes with mixed results Subscriber only

Prize competition for children We would like to invite children between three and 11 years old to draw or paint a picture — A4-sized — inspired by the story of Noah’s Ark. Subscriber only	PDF of Christmas book supplement Subscribers can download a copy of the Christmas book supplement here Subscriber only

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