Beyond The Collar - Rev Mark Edwards MBE
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Emma Fowle2022-03-29T14:52:00
“Can a damaged child with mental health issues, a history of self-harm and suicide attempts become a successful priest?” asks the blurb of Mark Edwards’ memoir. It’s an important, and interesting, question. The book details how Edwards navigated his first curacy, and how he deals with tensions at work, his ...
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