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1 online resource (1 audio file (5hr., 39 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Eileen Barrett. |
| Summary |
A daring journalist goes behind bars to explore the redemptive power of books with bikers, bank robbers, and gunmen. An attack in London 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. 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 books changed the men and the men changed Walmsley. Written with compassion and humour, The Prison Book Club is an eye-opening look at inmates and the penal system, and the possibilities of redemption. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Walmsley, Ann.
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Prisoners -- Books and reading -- Ontario -- Kingston.
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Book clubs (Discussion groups) -- Social aspects -- Ontario -- Kingston.
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Prisoners -- Ontario -- Kingston -- Biography.
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Victims of crimes -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Barrett, Eileen, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781772560442 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1772560448 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13925755 |
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