It is difficult to write a review --something which tends to be concrete and objective-- about a book which takes as a basic premise the escape of both rigid modes of analysis! Patrick Henry's "Companion" is an interesting book, from all angles: whether Christian or otherwise. His insights into the 'irony' of Christian life and God's grace in the world are interesting, though they tend to speak less of "finding the marks of God's grace in the world" (from the title) than finding the author's own 'looking-back' interpretations of the events in his life. Perhaps they are connected, perhaps one and the same; and that idea is, in a way, one of Henry's main points. This is an entertaining book, if nothing else, and what may be found objectionable in the author's theology is offset with his own humour and anecdote.