Long ago I read the 1969 edition of this title from Hodder and Stoughton and the impression it made remained with me all these years, so that I was only too willing to read it again in this new edition from David Cook. Just the name John Pollock as author is a recommendation – I have several of his books on my shelves. So much has been written about Paul, and there is a lively interest in him at the moment. John Pollock’s book tell his story as a biography, and in so doing he has had to conjecture what happened to Paul in periods where no records exist. These times are clearly set out and because they are written with a deep knowledge of the man, help to make the story complete. While reading you feel as if you ‘know’ this man. You travel with him in imagination, suffer with him in his trials and rejoice in his tribulations.