R's rue

Cuddy is a nickname - the pet name of Saint Cuthbert who is the patron saint of Northumbria - an ancient kingdom that existed here on this island long before anyone dreamed of a country called England. Cuddy was buried in Durham Cathedral or maybe what I should say is that that great cathedral grew up because Cuthbert was buried there. Some of you may recall that I was in Durham in January and walked from an outlying village into the heart of the historic city, primarily to visit the cathedral. And there I took a photo of the great slab of stone under which Cuddy's mortal remains still rest... Before travelling to Egypt I bought a book called "Cuddy" by Benjamin Myers. I had read two of his earlier novels and very much enjoyed them so I expected that "Cuddy" would keep me happily entertained on the Nile river boat and on board the plane home. Of course I knew that Saint Cuthbert would be the book's main focus. That idea was fine by me. Trouble wa...

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