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The Life Inside - A Memoir of Prison, Family and Learning to Be Free (Hardcover)
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The Life Inside - A Memoir of Prison, Family and Learning to Be Free (Hardcover)
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List price R517
Loot Price R424
Discovery Miles 4 240
You Save R93 (18%)
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'Tense and intimate... an education.' Geoff Dyer 'Written with
sensitivity and humanity... a remarkable insight into prison life.'
Amanda Brown 'Authentic, fascinating and deeply moving.' Terry
Waite 'Enriching, sobering and at times heartrending... a wonder'
Lenny Henry __________ Can someone in prison be more free than
someone outside? Would we ever be good if we never felt shame? What
makes a person worthy of forgiveness? Andy West teaches philosophy
in prisons. Every day he has conversations with people inside about
their lives, discusses their ideas and feelings, and listens as
they explore new ways to think about their situation. When Andy
goes behind bars, he also confronts his inherited trauma: his
father, uncle and brother all spent time in prison. While Andy has
built a different life for himself, he still fears that their fate
will also be his. As he discusses pressing questions of truth,
identity and hope with his students, he searches for his own form
of freedom too. Moving, sympathetic, wise and frequently funny, The
Life Inside is an elegantly written and unforgettable book. Through
a blend of memoir, storytelling and gentle philosophical
questioning, it offers a new insight into our stretched justice
system, our failing prisons and the complex lives being lived
inside. __________ 'Strives with humour and compassion to
understand the phenomenon of prison' Sydney Review of Books 'A
fascinating and enlightening journey... A legitimate page-turner'
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