{"product_id":"book-hdcg","title":"Touching Cloth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrought to you by Penguin.\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, lager, funerals, homemade lemon curd, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©2023 Fergus Butler-Gallie (P)2023 Penguin Audio\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49397310587184,"sku":"BDhdcg","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hdcg-cover.jpg?v=1762373778","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hdcg","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}