Description: Elsie Chamberlain is the first full biography and a critical appreciation using original sources from the churches and the BBC.
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'An impressively full life of an ebullient character. The book is scholarly and yet eminently readable.' - Church Times
'A detailed, well-written biography of the best-known Congregational woman minister in Britain during the second half of the 20th century.' - Reform Magazine
'To be reminded of the leap that has been made, in a comparatively short space of time - historically speaking - in the recognition of the vital and essential place of women at the heart of the Church's life, is a welcome revelation.' - Methodist Recorder
'Alan Argent's book is a well-paced and clearly written narrative ... he allows his readers to reach their own conclusions about an independent minister whom he regards, quite rightly, as a heroine.'- Congregational History Society Magazine
'I found I just couldn't put it down and I was intrigued to read the story of such an extraordinary woman... a really good piece of history. I was struck by the very fluent and beautiful writing style.' - Principal Susan Durber, Westminster College, Cambridge
'In so short a space I cannot do justice to the scholarship that has gone into this biography, drawing from a wealth of primary material in a way that keeps the story of a life a real page turner. Forget period drama on the television - this is the real thing.' - Journal of the Islington Archaeology & History Society