Tales from the Parish - Stefania Hartley - Bog

Easy-on-the-eye very large print.Perfect for fans of Gervase Phinn, James Herriot and Alexander McCall Smith. Father Okoli dreams of owning a flock of hens and studying for a PhD, when his bishop saddles him with yet another parish to look after.But as Father moves to Moreton-on-the-Edge, a farming village in the English Cotswolds, he's plugged into a community of warm-hearted characters, from the motherly parish secretary to her septuagenarian neighbour who's become a cycling champion, and from teenagers requiring driving lessons to atheist publicans who believe in miracles.>Divided into thirty-one short self-contained small chapters, this popular series from The People's Friend includes one brand-new story never published before.(Also available in smaller print and ebook) Hartley has once again produced a collection of heart-warming, uplifting stories, this time set in that mythical English village we all wished we lived in.- Sandy Salisbury I love all your writing, Stefania. Everything you write is a delight, and leaves one smiling.- Mary Jasper on TwitterA whimsical and captivating series of short stories about village life in the English countryside, centred on the humorous life of a new parish priest. - Philippa Carey