Redeemable : a memoir of darkness and hope /
by James, Erwin.
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BookPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Circus, 2016Description: 343 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781408813973 (hbk.) :; 1408813971 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 JAMSubject(s): James, Erwin | Prisoners -- Great Britain -- Biography | Murderers -- Great Britain -- Biography | Children of alcoholics -- Great Britain -- Biography | Biography | BiographySummary: Erwin James lost his mother when he was seven. Shipped from home to home and subject to the whims of various caregivers after his father turned to alcohol and violence, he committed his first crime when he was 10. His teenage and early adult years were spent drifting, and his petty crime turned violent, culminating in the terrible events for which he was jailed for life in 1984. Entering prison at 27, James struggled to come to terms with his crimes and a future without purpose or hope. Then he met Joan, a prison psychologist, who helped him to confront the painful truth of his past, and to understand how it had shaped him from such a young age. Her sessions transformed his life. This is a book that offers no excuses - only the need to understand how we become who we become, and shows that no matter how far a person may fall, redemption is possible with the right kind of help.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 JAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002924523X |
Erwin James lost his mother when he was seven. Shipped from home to home and subject to the whims of various caregivers after his father turned to alcohol and violence, he committed his first crime when he was 10. His teenage and early adult years were spent drifting, and his petty crime turned violent, culminating in the terrible events for which he was jailed for life in 1984. Entering prison at 27, James struggled to come to terms with his crimes and a future without purpose or hope. Then he met Joan, a prison psychologist, who helped him to confront the painful truth of his past, and to understand how it had shaped him from such a young age. Her sessions transformed his life. This is a book that offers no excuses - only the need to understand how we become who we become, and shows that no matter how far a person may fall, redemption is possible with the right kind of help.
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