From Library Journal
Spear is a retired nun of the Dominican order who has volunteered for several years at the Adrian Correctional Institutions in Michigan. In this brief book, she shares some stories of her encounters with the male prisoners there. The narratives invite those men and others behind bars, as well as their friends and families, to consider the measures that led them to prison but also to rely on God for comfort and hope. Some may find Spear's writing and approach simplistic. But the prison population is too little addressed or helped by most spiritual writing, and this book attempts to fill that gap. For many collections.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Review
"Readers are given spiritual words from the Bible and offered suggestions on how [to] maintain faith while locked behind bars." -- Erica Blake, In The Blade
Encourages readers to look beyond prison life to thier own lives where they may have put up bars less apparent. -- La Crosse Tribune
It may not be the world's most wonderful book for prisoners, but there aren't any others. -- The Blade, 2002
The first time ever that such a work was written for and about prisoners. -- The Daily Telegram, June 2, 2002
This well-written, quick read brings together...the web of connectedness among all those touched by the modern penal system. -- The Healing Line, Sep/Oct 2002
Encourages readers to look beyond prison life to thier own lives where they may have put up bars less apparent. -- La Crosse Tribune
It may not be the world's most wonderful book for prisoners, but there aren't any others. -- The Blade, 2002
The first time ever that such a work was written for and about prisoners. -- The Daily Telegram, June 2, 2002
This well-written, quick read brings together...the web of connectedness among all those touched by the modern penal system. -- The Healing Line, Sep/Oct 2002
