Bringing in the Sheaves - Wheat and Chaff from My Years as a Priest

''The best vicar ever'' - Caitlin Moran THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CANON CLEMENT SERIES, THE REVEREND RICHARD COLES After a life of sex, drugs and the Communards, recounted in his acclaimed memoir Fathomless Riches , the Reverend Richard Coles devoted himself to God and Christianity. So what is life like for the parson in Britain today? From his ordination, through Advent and Christmas to Lent and Easter, Reverend Coles gives us a unique insight into his daily experience in the ministry, with all the joy, hope, drama and difficulty that entails. Written with extraordinary charm and compassion, Bringing in the Sheaves will inspire and inform all who read it.

About the author

THE REVEREND RICHARD COLES is a writer, broadcaster and an Anglican priest. He co-presented Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4 for a number of years and appears, from time to time, on QI, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You? He has won Christmas MasterChef, Celebrity Mastermind twice, and captained Leeds to victory in Christmas University Challenge in 2019. A contestant on Strictly Come Dancing (2017) and a third place finalist on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2024) he exhibits huge bravery.

He writes regularly for the Sunday Times, and is the author of half a dozen books, including a bestselling autobiography, Fathomless Riches, and the bereavement bestseller The Madness of Grief, written after the death of his partner, David Coles. The first three books in the Canon Clement series have all been No.1 Sunday Times bestsellers.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Coles, Richard Reverend Coles
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 13.03.2025
• EAN: 9781399628464
• ISBN: 978-1-399-62846-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Christianity / Anglican, Radio / Podcasts, Autobiography: religious & spiritual, Autobiography: religious and spiritual, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LGBTQ+, Anglican and Episcopalian Churches, Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England