Jane Williams launched the book ‘Marriage, Mitres and Myself’ on Thursday 17 July at the Lambeth Conference. The Sports Hall, which has been transformed into the Spouses Venue, was filled with the members of the Spouses Conference and their spouses – the Bishops! 

The book published by SPCK contains pieces from Bishops’ Spouses from around the world concerning what it is like to be married to a Bishop. Jane Williams explained that she had e-mailed all the Bishops’ Spouses to ask them to write something for her and many had responded. So, she said she hadn’t really written it but had simply drawn together all the material. 

Reading extracts from the book Jane Williams told those present that this book was a celebration of all that the spouses do in their varied situations. Some run education and health care programmes and all offer hospitality to the many people who visit their homes.

The launch, sponsored by SPCK, offered refreshments and Divine Fairtrade Chocolate and Joanna Moriarty, from SPCK, said that the book was a best seller and had been reprinted twice.

SPCK gave a copy of the book to all the spouses and queues gathered around the hall for their copy to be signed by Jane Williams and to have their photograph taken with her.