English edition of pope's book due in U.S. bookstores Sept. 28

Published: 2004-08-31

NEW YORK (CNS) -- "Rise, Let Us Be on Our Way," the English edition of Pope John Paul II's latest book, is due in U.S. bookstores at the end of September. Published in the United States by Warner Books, the book is an autobiographical reflection on the pope's 20 years as a bishop in communist Poland, from 1958 to 1978. Released in the original Polish and several other languages on the pope's 84th birthday May 18, the book's title was originally translated into English as "Get Up, Let Us Go." The book, published in hardcover for $22.95, goes on sale Sept. 28.

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