The Interior Silence: 10 Lessons from Monastic Life

Product Information

Storm Ciaran smashes into Britain: Gales 'that could hit 110mph' batter coastal towns, tear down trees, shut schools and leave flights and ferries axed - with the worst forecast to hit later today Mrs Sands returned to her flat and changed out of her bloodstained clothes, having told a neighbour, 'pretend you never saw me.' Italian wife killed by pizza: Diner, 46, started spasming after eating restaurant dish with 'tainted chilli sauce' that also left her husband seriously ill

Sarah Sands, killed paedophile Michael Pleasted for Mother, Sarah Sands, killed paedophile Michael Pleasted for

Big Brother SPOILER: Henry FINALLY admitsDenise Richards reveals she is trying to talk daughter Sami Sheen, 19, out of getting breast implants because she regrets her own: 'They're toxic'

The Interior Silence: 10 Lessons from Monastic Life

Warped Hells Angels' 'justice' revealed: California biker was held down and forcibly TATTOOED for sleeping with rival's wife, while his spouse was raped in revenge, with others killed and cremated, court documents revealAfter three years of editing the Today programme, I left the BBC last September. I had made the decision at the start of 2020. The addiction to news had become corrosive to me and I had learned how to exist outside the news cycle, thanks to contemplative trips to monasteries. My hectic, distracted mind had experienced stillness. Grierson, Jamie (30 January 2017). "Sarah Sands named editor of BBC Radio 4's Today programme". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 January 2017. It emerged Pleasted, thought of by the family as a friendly and helpful neighbour on their east London estate, had changed his name from Robin Moult to conceal a long past of offending against children. Mrs Sands even cooked and cared for him – not knowing he was abusing her sons.

Sarah Sands on Boris, Today and new book The Interior Silence

Royals DO carry cash (but not enough!) Queen Camilla asks market vendors if she can settle up later after running out of shillings in Nairobi Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift keep kids away from his Kansas City home on Halloween with crime scene tape Roman Kemp is praised by fans for his incredibly moving BBC documentary as he continues to push MPs to help mental health and suicide charities Robbie Williams strips down to his pants to show off his weight loss while getting a spray tan - after revealing he is dealing with the'manopause' The Government demanded that the population return to their homes: mine was in Norfolk, in the remains of Marham Abbey. A monument to mortality and the futility of secular ambition. Henry VIII destroyed this monastery but could not destroy its meaning; perhaps because its endurance was based on acceptance of powerlessness.Her chosen subtitle suggests a contribution to the burgeoning self-help/spirituality market, but The Interior Silence is more accurately an elegant travelogue, an account of ten visits to monasteries. Her destinations and her encounters at them are all well described, her prose is light of touch, and her willingness to bare her soul is engagingly executed. The monastic way of living intrigued me – it had become a secret corner of my life. My work is in London, but Norfolk is my place of sanctuary. The wall represents something antithetical to my London life. It is the still small voice that provides a contrast to the needy, WhatsApp-ing, power-conscious world of politics and media. ‘Today’ and tomorrows Pixie Geldof looks typically stylish in a plunging knit jumper as she joins Gugu Mbatha-Raw at the opening event ofSézane inMarylebone Reece added: 'What were they doing letting him out on bail? What would make you think that he's not going to think: "I know I'm going to get caught. I know I'm going to do time. Let me get four or five more kids".'

Hedgehog Diaries: A story of faith, hope and bristle: ‘The

James Blunt shares emotional meaning behind his new song The Girl That Never Was: 'I deal with it by writing' Brooke Shields looks effortlessly chic in sweatshirt and jeans... after revealing she survived horrifying seizure with help from Bradley Cooper At the point of living next door to Sands, he had changed his name, while his crimes had pre-dated the sex offenders register, meaning that few knew about his past. Jenny Powell, 55, strips down to a skimpy coral bikini as she braves a chilly ocean swim in MarbellaEDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Mystery as Prince Andrew's favourite club Tramp - which once played host to stars... Hailey Bieber goes braless AGAIN in new Calvin Klein holiday campaign - as model smolders in slinky silver dress Revealed: The four Christmas decorating styles set to take over the festive season - from bold rainbow...