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I\u2019ve just finished Fr Joe<\/span> by Tony Hendra. It\u2019s a brilliant book, one I\u2019ve been meaning to read for some time, as I knew Fr Joe Warrilow and know Quarr Abbey so well. <\/p>\n

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From what I\u2019d heard, I thought Tony Hendra\u2019s book would be a shallow, \u201cWell, I was once a drugged up Hollywood drop out, but I met this sweet old guy once and he sort of you know got me straightened out\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
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I was wrong. Hendra is first of all, a brilliant man, and a fine writer. He was smart enough to win a scholarship to Cambridge where mixed with John Cleese and other pythons. He went on to work for National Lampoon and other satirical outlets in USA and the UK. <\/div>\n
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But as a boy of fourteen he first met Fr Joe Warrilow when he was in a spot of trouble. The kindly and saintly monk remained his friend for the rest of his life, and was a fixed point in a turning and troubled world.<\/div>\n
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Hendra chronicles his wayward path with constant reference back to Fr Joe, and the story is alternately funny, touching, and illuminating. I think it ranks as one of the best \u2018confessions\u2019 in recent times, and it\u2019s great to know that it got such rave reviews and became a best seller.<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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