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Biografisk notat
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'.“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
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