Jail Bird: The inside story of the Glam Vicar

Author:   Sharon Grenham-Thompson ,  Chris Evans
Publisher:   SPCK Publishing
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780745968773


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   22 July 2016
Format:   Paperback
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From prison chaplain to Pause for Thought on Radio 2 - the two loves of Sharon Grenham-Thompson. Written with passion and understanding, Jail Bird explores how it is possible to reach out to those vilified in the press and by society at large, and to work for the good of all, recognising the humanity in those who commit crimes. Sharon Grenham-Thompson is a radio presenter and a prison chaplain at Bedford Jail in the UK, where she is responsible for running a large multi-faith team. Jailbird explores her motivation to help those who are the least in society.

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Author:   Sharon Grenham-Thompson ,  Chris Evans
Publisher:   SPCK Publishing
Imprint:   Lion Books
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780745968773


ISBN 10:   0745968775
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   22 July 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword by Chris Evans 9 Introduction 11 Chapter 1 – To be a pilgri m 15 Chapter 2 – Famil y (mis )fortunes 25 Chapter 3 – Saving graces 35 Chapter 4 – Highwa y to hope 51 Chapter 5 – Fro m high heels to hymnbooks 67 Chapter 6 – Losing the plot 85 Chapter 7 – Into the jungle 107 Chapter 8 – Parallel lines 125 Chapter 9 – Carrot or stick ? 147 Chapter 10 – Face to face 163 Chapter 11 – Land aho y 183 Chapter 12 – Hearts to hold 197 Postscript 203 Acknowledg ments 205

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“Totally gripping and extremely personal, this fluid biography comes gushing down the mountain like a raging floodwater. I literally couldn’t put it down. In fact I read the whole thing in one session.” -- Chris Evans - BBC Radio 2 Presenter * from his foreword *


Totally gripping and extremely personal, this fluid biography comes gushing down the mountain like a raging floodwater. I literally couldn't put it down. In fact I read the whole thing in one session. -- Chris Evans - BBC Radio 2 Presenter from his foreword


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The Reverend Sharon Grenham-Thompson is an Anglican minister, and former prison chaplain, a radio presenter and one-time solicitor. She has been scriptwriting and broadcasting for BBC Radio 2 since 2004 and on BBC Radio 4 since 2005. Sharon served as a prison chaplain from 2004 to early 2016, working with some of the most challenging people in our society. She is also a patron of the criminal justice network 'No Offence'.

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