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The prison book club

Walmsley, Ann2016
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After Ann Walmsley was mugged near her home, she found she was unable to walk alone down the street and it 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 at a men's medium security prison, she had to weigh her curiosity and desire to be of service with her anxiety and fear. But she signed up and for 18 months went to a remote building a few hours outside of Toronto, meeting a group of heavily tattooed book club members without the presence of guards or security cameras. This is her account of how a book club on the inside proved to be a place to share ideas, learn about each other and regain humanity.
Main title:
The prison book club / Ann Walmsley.
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2016.
Collation:
xv, 279 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781780748634 (pbk)1780748639 (pbk)9781780747842 (ebook)
Dewey class:
374.2209 WAL374.2209
LC class:
LC6619
Language:
English
BRN:
311472
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