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Neil Boyd (1) (1932–)

Author of Bless Me, Father

For other authors named Neil Boyd, see the disambiguation page.

Neil Boyd (1) has been aliased into Peter De Rosa.

8 Works 362 Members 6 Reviews

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Works by Neil Boyd

Works have been aliased into Peter De Rosa.

Bless Me, Father (1977) 114 copies
A Father before Christmas (1978) 73 copies
Father in a Fix (1979) 45 copies
Father Under Fire (1980) 44 copies
Bless Me Again, Father (1981) 28 copies
The hidden years (1984) 26 copies
The Bless Me, Father Series (1977) 24 copies
Father Neil's monkeyshines (2019) 8 copies
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Canonical name
Boyd, Neil
Legal name
De Rosa, Peter
Birthdate
1932
Gender
male
Nationality
United Kingdom

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Bless Me, Father by Neil Boyd
A (fictional) humourous look at the priestly ministry in the 50's through the eyes of newly ordained Fr. Neil and for his first posting is sent to St. Jude's parish in London. There he meets the parish priest Fr. Duddleswell, a 'crafty & cantankerous' personality full of witticisms that cause me no end of chuckles. Together they minister to the mostly Irish congregation and along with their housekeeper Mrs. Pring (who is always at odds with Fr. Duddleswell to comic effect) paints a light hearted book. It is full of the British humour that I find so endearing, with 11 short stories in this first book and I was not surprised to find out that it was made into a television series (it certainly read like one).

Disclaimer: Received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.



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kephradyx | 3 other reviews | Jun 20, 2017 |
Bless Me, Father by Neil Boyd
Hilarious British humor-laced story.
 
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bness2 | 3 other reviews | May 23, 2017 |
Bless Me, Father by Neil Boyd
One of a series of books about Catholic priests.

Father Neil goes for his first curacy to Father Duddleswell, a bad-tempered but kind elderly priest. Humorous situations arise as Father Neil learns about his job and the people in the parish. Gentle fun poked at the traditions of the Catholic Church, and some of the people in it.
 
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SueinCyprus | 3 other reviews | Jan 26, 2016 |
A Father Before Christmas by Neil Boyd
Another set of humorous short stories about the young Roman Catholic priest Father Neil. In this book he learns about women and life, in his curacy with Father Duddleswell. Light and somewhat amusing in places.
 
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