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The Heart of Things: An Anthology of Memory and Lament

Richard Holloway

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Throughout his life Richard Holloway has turned to poets and writers for help in looking for answers to life's mysteries, and for solace and guidance in the face of life's challenges. In The Heart of Things he brings together those poems and words which have meant the most to him, whether they have been life-long guides or words which arrived just at the moment when they were needed most.

Here then are some lights along life's dark path, with thoughts and reflections on life, death, sadness, regret, sin, conflict and forgiveness. All interwoven with Richard's personal and philosophical consideration of what they have meant to him, offered in the hope they will help us, too. This is a book to turn to for inspiration, guidance and comfort. It offers lessons from those who, in Richard's words, 'know best how to listen and teach us to listen', all united by 'the sensual appeal of words, the pain and pleasure they impart'. It is a book to treasure.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Canongate Books
  • Publish Date: Jan 18th, 2022
  • Pages: 176
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Main - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.60in - 0.90in - 0.65lb
  • EAN: 9781838854959
  • Categories: • Quotations• Essays• Spiritual

About the Author

Holloway, Richard: - Richard Holloway was Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. A former Gresham Professor of Divinity and Chairman of the Joint Board of the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen, he is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His books include On Forgiveness, Looking in the Distance, Godless Morality, Doubts and Loves, Between the Monster and the Saint and Leaving Alexandria, which won the PEN/Ackerley Prize 2013 and was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2013. Richard Holloway has written for many newspapers in Britain, including The Times, Guardian, Observer, Herald and the Scotsman. He has also presented many series for BBC television and radio.

Praise for this book

Open-hearted and wide-minded . . . Holloway's commentary and anthology will indubitably bring a crumb of comfort to many readers - Scotsman



This is a marvellous book: refreshing, wise, sincere and sophisticated . . . a sustained work of spiritual autobiography . . . beautifully written . . . The Heart of Things is a moving book, and it does indeed ask the reader to reflect on last things - Tablet


Praise for Stories We Tell Ourselves: An engaging, erudite explanation of how he came to be where he now stands and is a warning against the cruel righteousness of many belief systems - Sunday Times

Thought-provoking [and] stimulating . . . a sane guide through the turbulence of the modern world, one written with humour and self-deprecating pessimism - Independent

Praise for Waiting for the Last Bus: A wonderful, wise, compassionate and befriending piece of work - KATHRYN MANNIX, author of With the End in Mind

Thought-provoking, revelatory, grave and comforting. It is impossible not to be moved by it in the most profound way - ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH

Holloway writes with passion and honesty at all times, and the result is compelling - Guardian