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Picked this up on a whim in Sainsburys. And have been very pleasantly surprised.. this is much more than a celebrity novel. I think much of the inspiration for this story has been taken from Baddiel's own search into his Jewish roots. The story follows the story of a Jewish family: a rabbi and his rebellious son who marries a Catholic girl. Subsequently they emigrate to the UK, escaping the Holocaust. However, he is soon interned in an ironically Daily Mail supported piece of British Government folly. Its pretty well written- easy to read, with some lovely light moments. But in the downside it, like lots of other things I've read this year, has a slightly disappointing ending.. definitely worth a look though..

This is a tiny book that was written after Muggeridge made the first television documentary about the life and work of Mother Teresa. It’s a really lovely wee book. Mother Teresa is portrayed very warmly, at the time before she got hugely famous and was accused of milking the media.. I loved it. Muggeridge is a good writer for a start. And his subject- well lets face it I’m going to enjoy most things that are about a life of prayer and serving the poor. In all a great little read

I liked 80% of this book more than the Da Vinci Code. Brown paints the picture of some really very beautiful characters and you kind of get lulled into this false sense of security that actually he might be shaping up to be quite nice to the Catholic church. Then in the last 80 pages or so it once again becomes clear that someone at a catholic school use to beat him up on a regular basis! I wish I had read this before Da Vinci… its outlandish but more fun in a weird kind of way. And yes, its compelling reading. I dredged through it in about a day and a half.. and that with seeing friends too.