Jail Bird

by Sharon Grenham-Thompson

Overview

Written with passion and understanding, Jail Bird explores how it is possible to reach out to those vilified in the press and by society at large, and to work for the good of all, recognising the humanity in those who commit crimes. Sharon Grenham-Thompson is an Anglican minister and former prison chaplain at Bedford Jail in the UK, where she was responsible for running a large multi-faith team. Jailbird explores her motivation to help those who are the least in society. "Totally gripping and extremely personal, this fluid biography comes gushing down the mountain like a raging floodwater. I literally couldn't put it down. In fact I read the whole thing in one session." Chris Evans - BBC Radio 2 Presenter

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780745968780
Publisher:	Lion Books
Publication date:	07/22/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	693 KB

About the Author

The Reverend Sharon Grenham-Thompson is an Anglican minister, and former prison chaplain, a radio presenter and one-time solicitor. She has been scriptwriting and broadcasting for BBC Radio 2 since 2004 and on BBC Radio 4 since 2005. Sharon served as a prison chaplain from 2004 to early 2016, working with some of the most challenging people in our society. She is also a patron of the criminal justice network 'No Offence'.

Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword by Chris Evans 9
Introduction 11
Chapter 1 – To be a pilgri m 15
Chapter 2 – Famil y (mis )fortunes 25
Chapter 3 – Saving graces 35
Chapter 4 – Highwa y to hope 51
Chapter 5 – Fro m high heels to hymnbooks 67
Chapter 6 – Losing the plot 85
Chapter 7 – Into the jungle 107
Chapter 8 – Parallel lines 125
Chapter 9 – Carrot or stick ? 147
Chapter 10 – Face to face 163
Chapter 11 – Land aho y 183
Chapter 12 – Hearts to hold 197
Postscript 203
Acknowledg ments 205