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The role of women in the Christian Church is the subject of heated debate. In this powerful book Julia Ogilvy interviews twelve of the most notable Christian women of our time, providing a telling and at times shocking analysis of the situation today. The women – from the Dean of York and the Presiding Bishop in America to Helena Kennedy QC and Dr Elaine Storkey – share some of the pain, disappointment and hurt they have experienced and reflect on the impact of a patriarchal Church on the suffering of women across the world.

A rare opportunity to hear Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Anne Glenconner live in conversation from The Apex, Bury St Edmunds. Recorded live on stage, An Evening with Anne Glenconner is a treasure trove of stories from Lady Glenconner's childhood at Holkham to her life on...

"Orlando Nightclub Shooting Leaves Loved Ones Waiting in Anguish" is from the June 13, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Lizette Alvarez and Richard Pérez Peña and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Stuck in a Cable Car High Above Mont Blanc, Waiting for Rescue" is from the September 09, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Dan Bilefsky, Lilia Blaise and Martin De Bourmont and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

In this book in praise of wait times, award-winning author Jason Farman passionately argues that the delay between call and answer has always been an important part of the message. Traveling backward from our current era of Twitter and texts, Farman describes how societies have worked to eliminate waiting in communication and how they have interpreted those times' meanings. And in a rebuttal to the demand for instant communication, Farman makes a powerful case for why good things can come to those who wait.