Simon Parke

Vincent van Gogh is best known for two things – his sunflowers and his ear-cutting. But there are many other ways of knowing this remarkable son of a Dutch pastor....

Who was Jesus of Nazareth? Everyone has an opinion about this obscure preacher who lived his brief life in one of the less significant regions of the Roman Empire....

'Need a break from the mayhem of the modern world; or maybe from the mayhem of your inner life? Then why not give yourself permission to pause?' Such is the invitation at the heart of this book....

The idea for the book came to Simon Parke while on a train from Edinburgh to London....

The day I was appointed Chair of the shop union was the same day the Pope was elected. There the similarities end, however. For while his elevation took place beneath the fine art of the Sistine Chapel, with the mysterious white smoke rising, mine took place in the cold store, with nothing more...