When the author's desire to join the clergy was rejected in 1987 by the Bishop of Oxford, he set out to learn humility by living in Spitalfields. This autobiography describes his quest for identity, history and vocation in the East End of London. Local characters include the artists Gilbert and George, and the author reveals how he lived, worked and got along with very different groups of people, including market traders, "new Georgians" and Brick Lane Muslims.
- ISBN10 0413746801
- ISBN13 9780413746801
- Publish Date 24 August 2000 (first published 1 December 1999)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 December 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 478
- Language English