978 0 232 52921 0
Paperback |192 pp |198 x 126 mm
 
'In case I don’t return, whenever I fly anywhere I always write a letter to my children on the night before I leave. I tell them the things that I want them to know more than anything else; about my love for them, and about where this love comes from and how it shapes the universe. In this moving and beautifully written book Chris Russell goes several steps further and says in ten lovely letters the things he wants to say to people he has known and ministered to. His love of life, his vivid and rooted faith, his desire to share with others the things he has received come shining through. And although the letters are addressed to others, each one spoke to my heart too. I'm sure they will do the same for anyone who reads this book. There is a file in my drawer with all my letters to my children in it. I think I will add these ten letters as well.' ~ Archbishop Stephen Cottrell
 
‘Every birthday I wonder if the year to come will be my last, and I’m filled with a certain element of surprise that I am actually still alive. ‘The letters that follow are the things I really want to say in the event of my death. Some are things I haven’t dared to say, felt confident enough to say, or just not got around to. They are to particular individuals – some of them are close friends, some are people I vaguely know, a couple are to people I have never even met. ‘I’d be interested to hear their replies.’
 
Chris Russell is the vicar of Saint Laurence, Reading, an Anglican church aimed specifically at young people.