No one cares, thats the real pandemic

A warmly funny, intensely moving and startlingly personal account of the lives of an urban parish priest and his parishioners.

Father Alex Frost found his calling after working at Argos and as a stand-up comedian. He made headlines when he featured in a recent BBC documentary which has been viewed over 12 million times. Running a food bank from a car park in Burnley, helping the desperate amid his flock as the pandemic raged, Fr Alexs down-to-earth style of ministry has struck a chord with people of all faiths, cultures and class at a time when the divide between rich and poor widens cataclysmically. Burnley is typical of many towns across Britain a place of run-down council estates, litter, crime and drugs, yet also a place where the sacred sits alongside the secular in an increasingly intimate and personal way.

Amid the tragedy, addiction, appalling life stories and neglect, there also lies hope, joy and moments of comedy. While Covid plays its part in this book, it is above all a tale of modern poverty, a search for meaning and hope and how we all can, and should, make a difference.
Amid the tragedy, addiction, appalling life stories and neglect, there also lies hope, joy and moments of comedy. While Covid plays its part in this book, it is above all a tale of modern poverty, a search for meaning and hope and how we all can, and should, make a difference.