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Poignant, wise, and fiercely honest, Leaving Alexandria is a remarkable memoir of a life defined by faith but plagued by doubt.
“Leaving Alexandria is many things. It is a compelling account of a journey through life, told with great frankness; it is a subtle reflection on what it means to live in an imperfect and puzzling world; and it is a highly readable insight into one of the most humane and engaged minds of our times. It is, quite simply, a wonderful book” ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH
“Leaving Alexandria is a profound, personal investigation of the virtues and flaws of religion, and the most stirring autobiography I have read in a great many years. It is also a meditation on the nature of one’s own identity” JOHN GRAY, New Statesman
“At a time when the world has urgently needed wise and compassionate leadership, this poignant memoir, written with the integrity, intelligence, and wit that we expect from Richard Holloway, lays bare the ludicrous and entirely unnecessary mess we have made of religion” KAREN ARMSTRONG
“A beautifully written and often funny, emotional and intellectual self-exploration by one of the most extraordinary churchmen of our time” Sunday Times