This fascinating and entertaining biography by Michael De-la-Noy, drawing on letters and diaries, reveals both the public and the private face of one of the most likeable churchmen of the twentieth century. The book also includes an appreciation of Edward's time as Dean by Trevor Beeson (his colleague on the Abbey Chapter), extracts from the diaries of John Rae whilst Head Master of Westminster School and the vivid reminiscences of her impoverished but lively childhood in London by Lilian, Edward's wife, herself a remarkable character