A Vicar's Diary

<p>Inspired by his father's tales of times past in rural Yorkshire, David Wilbourne has written a novel bringing to life the people and places of the Vale of York in the 1960s, as seen through the eyes of a country vicar. It is a thoroughly good read -- funny, affectionate and touching, with more than a hint of nostalgia.</p>

Wilbourne, David

Literature & Fiction

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

Vicar's Diary, A

Humor & Satire

More glimpses of the enchanting tapestry of people and places in David Wilbourne’s rural Yorkshire. With humour and tenderness, A Summer’s Diary takes up where A Vicar’s Diary left off at Easter 1966. England is enjoying the release of The Sound of Music and is gearing up to host the World Cup--but the Vale of York has affairs of its own to tend, and enough colourful characters to make a country vicar’s life more than interesting. From parishioner Bill Everingham’s preoccupation with the word ecclesiastical, to a visit with some of the local women to a pig factory, to acquainting a holier-than-thou aspiring vicar with the earthier realities of daily parish life, A Summer’s Diary is a rollicking celebration of rural living. Filled with laughter, tears and love, here is rainbow reflection of life from one of today’s best-loved writers.

Summer's Diary, A

Genre Fiction

Marshall Pickering

<p>Before becoming the Assistant Bishop of Llandaff, David Wilbourne was vicar of Helmsley, a market town nestling on the southern slopes of the North York Moors. For twelve years he wrote a regular diary column in the Church Times, delighting its readers with his quirky tales of ministry in Helmsley. The Helmsley Chronicles collects the best of David s diaries, substantially edited and bolstered with new material. Gently celebrating rural and church life, it is a wonderful foil to all the uncertainties and insecurities of the modern world and church in a style both humorous and poignant that will delight readers of Yorkshire diarists such as James Herriot and Gervase Phinn.</p>

The Helmsley Chronicles: A diary celebrating rural and church life … a remedy for the uncertainties of the modern world

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd.

'Shh, new vicar might be listening . . .'As the newly appointed Vicar of Helmsley, David was looking forward to working in this picturesque market town, set in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside. Admittedly the vicarage, which dated back to the twelfth century, was extremely cold and damp. And not all of his parishioners were impressed by his new-fangled ways. But with the help of the irrepressible Father Bert, a retired cleric and one-time Tail End Charlie, David set about winning over the townsfolk.There was Lord Feversham, the local landowner who at times bore an unnerving resemblance to Henry VIII; fiery Ted, a retired chef who had fought with the Polish Free Army; Frank the singing shepherd, still working as he approached eighty, and redoubtable countrywoman Eva. All had stories of hardship and sacrifice, friendship and love. Charming and moving, Shepherd of Another Flock is a must-read for fans of authors like Gervase Phinn, James Herriot and Amanda Owen.

Shepherd of Another Flock: The Charming Tale of a New Vicar in a Yorkshire Country Town

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Pan.

A Virgin's Diary

Society for Promoting Christian

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York Courses

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