Invisible prisons : Jack Whalen's tireless fight for justice
Book |
Alfred A. Knopf Canada,
Toronto :
2024.
- 0 of 3 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 1 current hold with 3 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | BIO WHALE -M 2024 | New Books | Copy hold / Volume hold | Checked out |
| Thorold | 616.85 MOORE | Nonfiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Checked out |
| Welland Main | 616.85822390092 WhaleM | New - Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | On holds shelf |
About
"Riveting nonfiction from multi-award-winning author Lisa Moore, based on the shocking true story of a teenaged boy who endured abuse and solitary confinement at a reform school in Newfoundland, but survived through grit and redemptive love. Invisible Prisons is an extraordinary, empathetic collaboration between the magnificent writer Lisa Moore, best-known for her award-winning fiction, and a man named Jack Whalen, who as a child was held for four years at a reform school for boys in St John's, where he suffered jaw-dropping abuses and deprivations. Despite the odds stacked against him, he found love on the other side, and managed to turn his life around as a husband and father. His daughter, Brittany, vowed at a young age to become a lawyer so that she could seek justice for him. Today, that is exactly what she is doing--and Jack's case is part of a lawsuit currently before the courts. The story has parallels with Unholy Orders by Michael Harris about the Mount Cashel orphanage, and with the many horrific stories about residential schools--all of which expose a paternalistic state causing harm and a larger society looking away. Yet two powerful qualities set this story apart. As much as it is about an abusive system preying on children, it is also a tender tale of love between Jack and his wife Glennis, who saw the good man inside a damaged person and believed in him. And it is written in a novelistic way by the great Lisa Moore, who makes vividly real every moment and character in these pages."--
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Details
- ISBN: 9781039007123
- Physical Description: 291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2024.