Filling in the gaps left between his previous memoirs; as well as highlighting new episodes; Backcloth explores the patterns of pleasure and pain that have made up Bogardes extraordinary life. It is based on personal letters; notebooks and diaries; covering many aspects of a celebrated life. We share experiences from his family home in Hampstead through to his farmhouse retreat in Provence. This memoir highlights the people; emotions and episodes that made him into the man that so many loved. It is an especially searching and intimate volume of his acclaimed memoirs. Written with all the honesty; wit and intelligence that have made Dirk Bogarde such a popular writer; Backcloth is both eloquent and touching.First published in 1986; this is the fourth volume of Dirk Bogardes memoirs.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Read and be inspired: the need for reconciliation across peoples and nations is as urgent now as it ever has beenBy RKThis book provides a fascinating overview and introduction to the work of Coventry Cathedral over the last 50 years. and will be of interest to insiders and outsiders alike. It consists of a series of contemporary accounts by different individuals directly involved in the life of Coventry Cathedral over the last half century. It offers something for everyone. whether you or someone you know is personally involved in running a cathedral. working to make the church relevant to contemporary society. or interested in how one builds successful communities and brings reconciliation between peoples across the world. So multi-faceted has been the imaginative and sometimes surprising ministry in Coventry that one volume will never do justice to all aspects or to the hundreds of people involved from many countries. But when the history of the church in the 20th century is written. this account will surely be essential reading. The book is well illustrated and contains fascinating vignettes throughout its pages. as well as more detailed accounts of the cathedrals work. There is an accurate index and a valuable glossary. Its continued relevance to contemporary society is illustrated by closing lines from David Porter. Canon Director for Reconciliation Ministry: ...the Coventry Cathedral story of reconciliation is as open-ended as ever in a world still stalked by fear. hostility and conflict between its peoples and nations. The experience of the Cathedrals Chapter and people...shows that there is much that can be done by ordinary people doing extraordinary things to heal the wounds of the past and bring a greater awareness of what it means to live at peace with all people.
