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This was one of those books that looked at me from the shelf and said " you need to read me!".. so I did! I've always had a cautious liking for Tony Benn.. I think he may be a little crazy but he was a wonderful parliamentarian. In this little book he talks about some of the things that influenced him. He has that slightly strange thing where he has so many Christians influences in him, but just one or two tiny things mean that he can't accept the church. Its all very odd one way or the other. The back of the book cataloguies some of his speeches.. I particularly like the one on the ordination of women!

I really enjoyed this book. Its a really beautiful symmetrical story of two Afghani boys.. Its really well told: I spent a considerable amount of time wondering if it were actually a biography- the detail was great and rang really true.. There are a few disturbing bits in it but all in all a good read..

Yawnnn... Call me proud but this is a very samll book that is really incomprehensible... think its personality type cos some people love it but I didn't.. the end!

I really enjoyed this book... not least because you just get the best looks when reading a book about loneliness on the train! Rolheiser (also writer of the Sahttered Lantern), not only has good titles for his books, but captures a beautful thought about the nature of loneliness. He takes time to look at the negatives of it (its roots in alienations, rootlessness etc), but is so redemptive about it. He strips down the stigma around it in our "success" based world and talks honestly about how restlessness and the fact that this is not homw can make us feel lonly. He sees God as the source of comfort, but also talks about how we may need to live in this slightly lonely tension from time to time. great read