J. S. Leatherbarrow is the author of A Natural Body and a Spiritual Body.
A Natural Body and a Spiritual Body, Natural Body and a Spiritual Body, Natural Body and a Spiritual Body, Natural Body and a Spiritual Body, the result was this all too short a collection which, Leatherbarrow writes, was “in respectful imitation of my mentor” Many of the stories are set in Leatherbarrow’s beloved Worcestershire, in the area between the Severn and the Teme, and the author notes that they are partly autobiographical, partly local history, and partly sheer invention, but that “for the life of me I can’t tell exactly where one category ends and the next begins”. One previously uncollected story has been added for this new edition. Little has been written about Leatherbarrow, indeed, he seems destined to remain something of a mystery for some years, as his private papers are sealed until 2039. For his introduction, however, James Doig has unearthed some fascinating biographical information, which helps us better to understand the character of the man behind this collection.