A novelist’s love for the Church

The book is strong on Catholicism in France, vividly chronicling the horrors of the revolution.

Piers Paul Read at an Oldie literary lunch.
Alamy/Neil Spence.

A History of the Catholic Church PIERS PAUL READ (MEID BOOKS, 549 PP, £25) tablet bookshop price £22.50 • tel 020 7799 4064

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