Book Blurb:
The Vicar of Dibley meets Rev, a witty and gifted new talent. July 2016. Bright sparky and raring to go Margot Goodwin arrives as the new curate at St Marks Highbury. She is one part exhilarated ten parts terrified.
The Girls’ Book Of Priesthood was published on the 14th March 2018 in ebook and paperback. You can purchase a copy of both here.
My Review:
I really enjoyed this hilarious and fascinating insight into life as a woman priest.
I’ve never really thought about what being a priest would entail but after reading this I imagine it’s similar to being a celebrity. Everyone knows you so there is little room for mistakes and plenty of chances to be waylaid by one of your congregation who expect you to be free to talk at all hours. It must be quite an all consuming career to choose and one that you don’t get much respite from.
The book brings up some interesting points regarding region. It was fascinating to me to find out what religion means to other people, the prejudices and discriminations people can have against a religious figure. I can imagine this would lead to many discussions in book groups. I did feel sorry for Margot in some situations as i felt that even if she was a member of the church, she was still just trying to help.
Margot was a brilliant main character that you couldn’t help but love. She’s so quirky and awkward that you automatically want to protect her and want things to go well for her. She seemed such a real character which helped add to the story as you wondered if this could have actually happened to someone. Indeed the book has a kind of memoir feel to it in the style it is written in and the fly on the wall view it gives the reader about Margot’s life.
This is Louise Rowland’s first book and I really look forward to her next one. I am hoping for more from Margot but I do know if that will be possible.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and for sending me a copy of the book.
About The Author:
Louise Rowland won the year prize for Creative Writing at City University and lives in Central London. This is her first book. She is currently working at KPMG.
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Fab review! I loved this as well and will be sharing my review on Wednesday 😊
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This sounds fabulous, I shall put this on my wish list. I work at a church with a female priest so it’s extra interesting for me.
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This is fabulous, thanks so much for the Blog Tour support x
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