I only had time to read a book and a half on holiday (having a young son means that you only get a couple of hours in the day to read). I highly recommend 'Small Island' by Andrea Levy. It's a book that explores a number of different themes that are all part of the social history of the UK, Immigration, racism, war all through the eyes of two couples one west indian and the other being an english couple parted by the war.
I also started Mirsolav Volf's new book, Free of Charge. To be honest I was a bit disappointed, I though 'Exclusion and Embrace' was a stunning book that touched on some quite profound issues, however, this book seems to lack the theological rigor that other books by Volf have. On a positive note though, i though that it built well on Kester's concept of gift in the Complex Christ.
I'll try to finish the book later this week and may comment more fully on it then.
