Tom Hollander

There's a hole in the church accounts and the Archdeacon's ready to pounce. Salvation appears to come in the form of a wealthy city banker who arrives at St Saviour's to join Alcoholics Anonymous. However, Adam's mind isn't on balancing the books - con-artist Mick has arrived on the vicarage doorstep with a much bigger ask than the usual twenty quid, and Adam takes a huge risk.

Abi Johnston, a talented young curate, comes to train at St Saviour's. Nigel is green with envy, and even Adam's initial enthusiasm at the prospect soon gives way to doubt in his own abilities as a priest when he realizes just how brilliant she is. When Colin decides his vicar needs cheering up, Adam inadvertently gets the chance to experience religious versus chemical ecstasy.

Rev. Smallbone is thrilled to find his congregation growing, but it isn't what it seems...

The Reverend Adam Smallbone is back and life in his London parish hasn't gotten any easier; his flock is just as demanding and his wife Alex has reached a breaking point. So when Adam unwittingly thwarts a mugging, he's tempted to bask in the novelty of being hailed a super vicar. But as the lie spirals out of control, Adam draws unwanted attention.

Ambition is in the air. Nigel has always believed he'd be a far better priest than Adam and finally gets the chance to prove it - or not. The Archdeacon also has lofty ambitions for career advancement, but a surprise encounter throws a rather different light on things, and even Colin has got a new job. Meanwhile, Adam faces questions about his own future and has a big decision to make.

A Muslim children's prayer group and a strip club present moral quandaries for Adam.

The church school is up for religious inspection and head teacher Ellie is confident they'll pass with flying colors, thanks to inspiring new teacher Mr. Feld. The only problem is he's an atheist. Adam clashes with Ellie, but soon has another battle on his hands - he's signed up for an interfaith football tournament and the St Saviour's congregation rather lacks young, fit athletes.

When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock and the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen.

"In Anthony Burgess's influential nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, a teen who talks in a fantastically inventive slang that evocatively renders his and his friends' intense reaction against their society. Dazzling and transgressive, 'A Clockwork Orange' is a frightening fable about good and evil and the meaning of human freedom. This edition includes the controversial...

The life of penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her Uncle, Dr. Thorne, and her relationship with the family at nearby Greshamsbury Park estate.