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9781632862945 English 1632862948 An uplifting memoir of transformation and redemption from a convicted murderer. Having been involved in two murders in 1982, Erwin James fled England and joined the French Foreign Legion, serving in Corsica, constantly looking over his shoulder until, a year and a half later, he was tracked down by detectives from Scotland Yard. He turned himself over to British authorities and spent the next twenty years in prison. Inarticulate and uneducated when he went in, James transformed himself behind bars, gaining a university degree in history. While in prison, James wrote a regular column for the Guardian about issues surrounding prison life called "A Life Inside," and after his release continued writing for the paper. He also began a remarkable campaign for prison reform and has gained an international profile recently speaking to a full audience at the Sydney Opera House. Redeemable is the new and inspiring memoir of a man whose life has taken an extraordinary turn, from the brutal and rootless years of his youth to the motivating public figure who shows, deftly, that transformation is possible., Born in Somerset in 1957 to itinerant Scottish parents, 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 of breaking and entering when he was ten. His teenage and early adult years were spent drifting, and his petty crime turned increasingly 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 the enormity of 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. Encouraged to read and to educate himself, over the next twenty years Erwin James would go on to receive a BA in History, and become a regular columnist for the Guardian . Speaking to the very heart of the human condition, 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. It is an important and timely memoir., Having been involved in two murders in 1982, Erwin James fled England and joined the French Foreign Legion, serving in Corsica, constantly looking over his shoulder until, a year and a half later, he was tracked down by detectives from Scotland Yard. He turned himself over to British authorities and spent the next twenty years in prison. Inarticulate and uneducated when he went in, James transformed himself behind bars, gaining a university degree in history. While in prison, James wrote a regular column for the "Guardian" about issues surrounding prison life called "A Life Inside," and after his release continued writing for the paper. He also began a remarkable campaign for prison reform and has gained an international profile recently speaking to a full audience at the Sydney Opera House."Redeemable" is the new and inspiring memoir of a man whose life has taken an extraordinary turn, from the brutal and rootless years of his youth to the motivating public figure who shows, deftly, that transformation is possible., Having committed a double murder in 1982, Erwin James fled England and joined the French Foreign Legion, serving in Corsica, constantly looking over his shoulder until, a year and a half later, he was tracked down by detectives from Scotland Yard and turned himself over British authorities and spent the next twenty years in prison. Inarticulate and uneducated when he went in, James transformed himself behind bars, gaining a university degree in history. While in prison, James wrote a regular column for the "Guardian" about issues surrounding prison life called "A Life Inside," and after his release continued writing for the paper. He also began a remarkable campaign for prison reform and has gained an international profile recently speaking to a full audience at the Sydney Opera House."Redeemable" is the new and inspiring memoir of a man whose life has taken an extraordinary turn, from the brutal and rootless years of his youth to the motivating public figure who shows, deftly, that transformation is possible.
9781632862945 English 1632862948 An uplifting memoir of transformation and redemption from a convicted murderer. Having been involved in two murders in 1982, Erwin James fled England and joined the French Foreign Legion, serving in Corsica, constantly looking over his shoulder until, a year and a half later, he was tracked down by detectives from Scotland Yard. He turned himself over to British authorities and spent the next twenty years in prison. Inarticulate and uneducated when he went in, James transformed himself behind bars, gaining a university degree in history. While in prison, James wrote a regular column for the Guardian about issues surrounding prison life called "A Life Inside," and after his release continued writing for the paper. He also began a remarkable campaign for prison reform and has gained an international profile recently speaking to a full audience at the Sydney Opera House. Redeemable is the new and inspiring memoir of a man whose life has taken an extraordinary turn, from the brutal and rootless years of his youth to the motivating public figure who shows, deftly, that transformation is possible., Born in Somerset in 1957 to itinerant Scottish parents, 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 of breaking and entering when he was ten. His teenage and early adult years were spent drifting, and his petty crime turned increasingly 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 the enormity of 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. Encouraged to read and to educate himself, over the next twenty years Erwin James would go on to receive a BA in History, and become a regular columnist for the Guardian . Speaking to the very heart of the human condition, 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. It is an important and timely memoir., Having been involved in two murders in 1982, Erwin James fled England and joined the French Foreign Legion, serving in Corsica, constantly looking over his shoulder until, a year and a half later, he was tracked down by detectives from Scotland Yard. He turned himself over to British authorities and spent the next twenty years in prison. Inarticulate and uneducated when he went in, James transformed himself behind bars, gaining a university degree in history. While in prison, James wrote a regular column for the "Guardian" about issues surrounding prison life called "A Life Inside," and after his release continued writing for the paper. He also began a remarkable campaign for prison reform and has gained an international profile recently speaking to a full audience at the Sydney Opera House."Redeemable" is the new and inspiring memoir of a man whose life has taken an extraordinary turn, from the brutal and rootless years of his youth to the motivating public figure who shows, deftly, that transformation is possible., Having committed a double murder in 1982, Erwin James fled England and joined the French Foreign Legion, serving in Corsica, constantly looking over his shoulder until, a year and a half later, he was tracked down by detectives from Scotland Yard and turned himself over British authorities and spent the next twenty years in prison. Inarticulate and uneducated when he went in, James transformed himself behind bars, gaining a university degree in history. While in prison, James wrote a regular column for the "Guardian" about issues surrounding prison life called "A Life Inside," and after his release continued writing for the paper. He also began a remarkable campaign for prison reform and has gained an international profile recently speaking to a full audience at the Sydney Opera House."Redeemable" is the new and inspiring memoir of a man whose life has taken an extraordinary turn, from the brutal and rootless years of his youth to the motivating public figure who shows, deftly, that transformation is possible.