REDEEMABLE: A MEMOIR OF DARKNESS AND HOPE
Book ID/图书代码： 03635015B84533
English Summary/英文概要： 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
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Erwin James在1957年出生于萨默赛特郡的一个苏格兰家庭，他的母亲在他7岁时去世。之后，因为父亲的酗酒和暴力问题，他被迫在各个家庭之间流转，遇到了各式各样的抚养者。他在10岁时犯下了第一桩非法入侵罪。他在青少年时期过着颠沛流离的生活，轻微犯罪也变得愈发暴力，最终，他在1984年犯下了可怕的罪行，被叛终身监禁。
27岁入狱之后，他不得不面对自己罪行所带来的严重后果，迎接毫无目标或希望的未来。然后他遇到了监狱心理学家Joan。Joan帮助他直面自己痛苦的过去，理解自己一路走来的心路历程。他的治疗改变了人生，并因为Joan的鼓励踏上了阅读及自学的道路。在接下来的20多年里，James获得了历史学士学位，并成为了《卫报》的专栏作家。
本书直击人类的内心世界，尖锐地指出人不能为自己找任何借口，唯有了解自己的过去并做出改变。不论一个人堕落至何种地步，只要遇到合适的帮助，便能获得救赎。这是一部非常重要且应景的回忆录。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：一个在监狱里待了20年的罪犯，他的作品竟然如此充满了人情味、情感充沛并闪现出智慧的光芒。作者从未替自己辩解或博取我们的同情心，只是用精彩的笔触为读者描绘了一个艰难的神秘世界。这位作者拥有罕见的自觉、力量和智慧。——Ronan Bennett
What does it say about a man who has done almost twenty years in prison that his writing should be marked by such humanity, compassion and wisdom? Never pleading for himself or pitching for our pity, Erwin James’s account of life inside is fascinating not just for its portrait of a harsh and secret world but because in the author we are introduced to a man of rare self-awareness, strength and intelligence (Ronan Bennett on The Home Stretch: From Prison to Parole)
An extraordinary portrayal of life in a British prison (Daily Mail on A Life Inside: A Prisoner’s Notebook)
Compelling and intelligent prose on life inside (Daily Telegraph)
A powerful and illuminating description of real life behind bars that stays in your mind long after you put the book down (Daily Express)
About the Author/作者介绍： Erwin James，《卫报》专栏作者，作家。作为监狱改革基金会的受托人，他曾在爱丁堡皇家学会、丹麦议会和悉尼歌剧院举行的“危险想法节“上发表演说。
Erwin James is a Guardian columnist and author. As a Trustee of the Prison Reform Trust, he has given keynote addresses to the Royal Society in Edinburgh, the Danish parliament and the Festival of Dangerous Ideas at the Sydney Opera House.
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