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Walmsley, Ann.
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Walmsley, Ann.
Prisoners -- Books and reading -- Ontario -- Kingston.
Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- Ontario -- Kingston.
Prisoners -- Ontario -- Kingston -- Biography.
Book clubs (Discussion groups) -- Social aspects -- Ontario -- Kingston.
Victims of crimes -- Ontario -- London -- Biography.
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Walmsley, Ann.
Walmsley, Ann.
Prisoners -- Books and reading -- Ontario -- Kingston.
Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- Ontario -- Kingston.
Prisoners -- Ontario -- Kingston -- Biography.
Book clubs (Discussion groups) -- Social aspects -- Ontario -- Kingston.
Victims of crimes -- Ontario -- London -- Biography.
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The prison
book
club / Ann Walmsley.
by
Walmsley, Ann.
Viking, 2015.
Call #:
365.66 W216p
Subjects
Walmsley, Ann.
Prisoners
--
Books and reading
--
Ontario
--
Kingston
.
Criminals
--
Rehabilitation
--
Ontario
--
Kingston
.
Prisoners
--
Ontario
--
Kingston
--
Biography.
Book
clubs
(
Discussion
groups
)
--
Social
aspects
--
Ontario
--
Kingston
.
Victims of crimes
--
Ontario
--
London
--
Biography.
ISBN:
9780670069484 (hc.)
Description:
xv, 279 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"The redemptive power of books with bikers, bank robbers, and gunmen. A violent mugging in London, England had left Ann Walmsley unable to walk alone down the street, and shook her belief in the fundamental goodness of people. A few years later, when a friend asked her to participate in a bold new venture in a men's medium security prison, Ann had to weigh her curiosity and desire to be of service against her anxiety and fear. But she signed on, and for eighteen months went to a remote building at Collins Bay, meeting a group of heavily tattooed
book
club members without the presence of guards or security cameras. There was no wine and cheese, no plush furnishings. But a
book
club on the inside proved to be a place to share ideas and regain a sense of humanity. For the men, the books were rare prized possessions, and the meetings were an oasis of safety and a respite from isolation in an otherwise hostile environment. Having been judged themselves, they were quick to make judgments about the books they read. As they discussed the obstacles the characters faced, they revealed glimpses of their own struggles that were devastating and comic. From The Grapes of Wrath to The Cellist of Sarajevo, Outliers to Infidel, the
book
discussions became a springboard for frank conversations about loss, anger, redemption, and loneliness. The Prison
Book
Club follows six of the
book
club members, who kept journals at Walmsley's request and participated in candid one-on-one conversations. Graham the biker, Frank the gunman, Ben and Dread the drug dealers, and the robber duo Gaston and Peter come to life as the author reconciles her knowledge of their crimes with the individuals themselves, and follows their lives as they leave prison. And woven throughout is the determined and compassionate Carol Finlay, working tirelessly to expand her program across Canada and into the United States"--Provided by publisher.
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