Travels with a Primate: Around the World with Robert Runcie

by Terry Waite

Overview

'This is Terry as he really is — wise and funny. A good book from a big man. If only he could be the Primate.'
John Sergeant

‘A travelogue that is refreshingly irreverent and deeply human.’
James Naughtie

From darkest Africa to the darker and infinitely wetter birthplace of John Knox, from the remote expanse of the Alaska Highway to part of the Antipodes that even Bill Bryson could not reach, Terry Waite takes us on a guided world tour in the company of Dr Robert Runcie.

Even an archbishop has little control over wars and missed connections, floods and food poisoning. But this Primate sailed majestically through the most troubled of waters, as his companions (including Chaplain Richard Chartres) baled energetically in his wake.

Hilarious and affectionate, Travels with a Primate offers an unashamedly nostalgic return to the 1980s. It is a delightful tribute to enduring friendship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780281080571
Publisher:	SPCK Publishing
Publication date:	02/21/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	220
File size:	680 KB

About the Author

TERRY WAITE CBE was Advisor to the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1992. He is the author of Taken on Trust, Solitude and Out of the Silence, a co-founder of Hostage UK and Y Care International, and president of Emmaus UK.

LORD RUNCIE OF CUDDESDON was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991. He died in July 2000.

Table of Contents

Table of contents forthcoming

Editorial Reviews

A travelogue that is refreshingly irreverent and deeply human

James Naughtie

This is Terry as he really is — wise and funny. A good book from a big man. If only he could be the Primate.

John Sergeant

Solitude (SPCK, 2017): Terry Waite takes the reader deep into other worlds, both geographical and psychological, from which they will emerge enlightened and spiritually enriched.

Ranulph Fiennes OBE

A record of a unique sensibility.

Joan Bakewell

Terry Waite's saunter through solitude is wide ranging, original, well written and (best of all) companionable.

Martin Bell OBE

Out of the Silence (SPCK, 2016): A remarkable book by a remarkable man . . . Peace would universally reign if the world were full of people like Terry Waite.

Karl Jenkins CBE

What makes this book so enjoyable is that the great friendship, affection, and respect that Waite and the Archbishop have for each other really shines throughout each tale

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