In The Sanctuary Of Outcasts. A Memoir

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Murdoch Books
Publisher Place: Millers Point
Publisher Year: 2009
Edition: First Edition

Description: 288 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A remarkable story of a young mans loss of everything he deemed important, his imprisonment in a place that would terrify anyone, and his ultimate discovery that redemption can be taught by societys most dreaded outcasts. JOHN GRISHAMA wonderfully bizarre and entertaining memoir of jailhouse redemption--by turns hilarious, astonishing and, when all is said and done, deeply moving. JOHN BERENDT, AUTHOR OF MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVILNeil White was once was a man who lived by appearances - he owned the most expensive cars and biggest house, and worked at the glossiest magazines. But his bank balance couldnt keep up with his lifestyle, so he started kiting - illegally depositing and drawing cheques between his two accounts. He got caught and was sent to prison. But not to just any prison - he was taken to the one place on earth where appearances meant absolutely nothing: one of the last leper colonies in the world. The experience transformed him completely: the man who lived to impress became a man who could look beyond the surface of things in order to tap into the deeper, more important issues that run our lives: friendship, compassion, self-respect. Along the way he met some of the most unbelievable people on the planet, all of whom have their own poignant, painful, funny stories- the last chronicles of a community thats now all but disappeared, but still resonates. A journey which combines a slice of history with self-discovery, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts is both beautifully written and utterly compelling.

ISBN: 9781741965476