What I'm reading ...

I have started Midwinter of the Spirit by Phil Rickman. This is our next book club book, which is a particular favourite of one of the members and not a book that I would otherwise have picked up. here’s the blurb:

Diocesan Exorcist: a job viewed by the Church of England with such extreme suspicion that they changed the name.

It's Deliverance Consultant now. Still, it seems, no job for a woman. But when the Bishop offers it to Merrily Watkins, parish priest and single mum, she's in no position to refuse.

It starts badly for Merrily and gets no easier. As an early winter slices through the old city of Hereford, a body is found in the River Wye, an ancient church is desecrated and signs of evil appear in the cathedral itself, where the tomb of a medieval saint lies in pieces.

A God in Ruins - by Kate Atkinson

As usual, this author delivered a very good read. It took a little while to gather momentum, but I was sucked in. As is commonly the case with her work, the timelines are all over the place, but I was never lost. The accounts of events during and around WW2 bombing raids were particularly interesting. the author’s attention to detail brought them alive for me. The ending, which I won’t “spoil” here was really unusual. I will continue to look out for more books by Kate Atkinson.