francis spufford, why do you use the word "emotional" in the subtitle there? >> because there's lots of books whether christianity makes historical sense, cultural sense, theological sense, but the emotions of the most obvious part and part that's hardest to describe that if you're on the inside already, there's not much explanation. if you're on the outside, it's mysterious enough to be something you'd never quite get, and this is a book that makes no sense in the british con cement, coming out in the united states in 2013, but it was written to address a british situation in which religion is really pretty remote for most people's daily experience. this is not a country where most people go to church sunday or arrive in a new town and think, which church should we join? they bet on sunday mornings doing off sensible human things. medical you got to make a stab at talking people what it feels like. one way that's a considerable challenge because pouring one handful of experience into the head of a reader is tricky. on the other hand, that's what books excel o

displs we've been talking with francis spufford here in london, author of "unapologetic," "red plenty," and several other books. thank you for spending a little time with us here on booktv. >> guest: you're very welcome. >> this is introduction of my own story, this wonderful frnd of my, anita rachavan, and i met her back in 1995. i came to new york, and i was looking for stories to do, and i decided to do a story on indian journalist who were rising in the main steam business press, and at that time when i interviewed the people who reached the top position, someone said, hey, you know, this reporter you must meet at the "wall street journal," anita rachavan, and he described her as the bright kid going places. at that time, she was reporting on the securities industries, securities industry, and, well, she did go places because i met her again in, you know, just a couple years ago when she was appointed as the london bureau chief, and now with this book, i assure you that anita will go further still. >> i was fascinating by a street fighter that managed to seduce the best and bright