All These Lonely People (Quick Reads)

by Gervase Phinn

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Even with a huge problem to worry about, Father McKenzie still manages to see the good in everyone. His job is made more difficult by his nosy housekeeper and the gossips from the shop down the road. Will they succeed in spoiling things, or will Father McKenzie's advice win the day? This charming tale shows the ups and downs of everyday life in a truly heart-warming way. It will have you laughing out loud and shedding a tear -- both at the same time.

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I loved this little book; I thought it was a really touching and moving read that drew you straight into the story. It follows some of the characters from the song Eleanor Rigby by the Beatles, as Mr Phinn chose to see how they might have lead their lonely lives. I thought Father McKenzie was a beautifully drawn character and I really wish the world was made of more characters like him, although I don't feel they would all need the religious element as I believe people of varying types could have the characteristics, understanding, compassion and ability to see the good in everyone as does Father McKenzie. I really recommend this and being a quick read it's easy to fit in to a busy life.
A lovely quick read. The story was sad and also lovely at times but very interesting and thought provoking. In this short book, the characters develop nicely and you get to know and love father McKenzie.
As usual Gervase Phinn has given us a great book, small, easy to read and filled with the real deal of every day life. He has a wonderful way of writing which I love, and his characters are always easy to recognise, easy to love, easy to cry for and easy to laugh with. Gervase Phinn is one of my all time favourite authors, he never fails to move me in some way with his simple, clear, honest observations of life.

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Gervase Phinn is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Honorary Fellow of St. John's College, York.

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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
DDC/MDS
823.914Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991945-1999
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PE999.Q85 A55Language and LiteratureEnglish languageEnglish
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