Dermot Mansfield presents a clear and vivid account of the life of John Henry Newman, a man who was subject to much misunderstanding and suspicion in the Catholic Church. Heart speaks to heart', the motto he chose when made a cardinal late in life, shows that his whole life was interwoven with a range of people, high and low, both Anglican and Catholic. This book offers a fresh perspective on Newman's life, with contemporary Church issues and questions of faith and unbelief never far from mind. 2010 was the year of Newman's beatification by Pope Benedict XVI, and this timely book tells the story of his long life in a meaningful way.