Anglican CurateIn each book of the series, a religious community leader describes his or her work and daily life. They show that they have far more to do than lead services one day a week for example, teaching, studying, hospital visiting, caring, office work, attending meetings and representing their religious institution in the local community. They are also 'ordinary people', practising their religion for themselves and keeping up with mundane matters like

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Drawing on Dickens own experiences

Problems that call into question decades of tax collecting

Besides being an author

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she's delighted to be getting away from rainy Dublin and her hopeless

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