{"product_id":"the-prison-book-club-isbn-9780143194163","title":"The Prison Book Club","description":"\u003cb\u003eA daring journalist goes behind bars to explore the redemptive power of books with bikers, bank robbers, and gunmen\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003e     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. \u003cbr\u003e     From \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Cellist of Sarajevo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutliers\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eInfidel\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cbr\u003e     Written with compassion and humour, \u003ci\u003eThe Prison Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e is an eye-opening look at inmates and the penal system, and the possibilities of redemption.“Empathetic and insightful. . . . A strong case for the humanizing power of literature.” —\u003ci\u003eQuill \u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;\u003ci\u003e Quire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A lively and warm account of her eighteen months in two prison book clubs. . . . This book is a testament to what reading together can do in prison. . . . Walmsley shows how reading and rehabilitation can go hand-in-hand.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Quietly captures the transformative power of literature in a tough place.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A story of redemption and transcending the victim mentality.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Enough to make you want to start your own little book club.” —Kobo.comANN WALMSLEY is a magazine journalist whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of four National Magazine Awards, a Canadian Business Journalism Award and two International Regional Magazine Awards. She founded her first book club at age nine. She lives in Toronto with her family.","brand":"Penguin Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303679250661,"sku":"NP9780143194163","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143194163.jpg?v=1767741083","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-prison-book-club-isbn-9780143194163","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}