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In the Sanctuary of Outcasts
A Memoir
Neil White, Neil W. White III
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 2, 2009
Reading lane: Christian Memoirs
"A remarkable story of a young man's loss of everything he deemed important, and his ultimate discovery that redemption can be taught by society's most dreaded outcasts." —John Grisham "Hilarious, astonishing, and deeply moving." —John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil The emotional, incredible true story of Neil White, a man who discovers the secret to happiness, leading a fulfilling life, and the importance of fatherhood in the most unlikely of places—the last leper colony in the continental United States.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Why It Clicks
A memoir-shaped read with a strong performer’s sense of pacing and presence.
Come here for
- author-following pull
- immersive, staged storytelling
Expect
- personal voice
- criminal-sentencing and local-history context
Book Details
- Authors
- Neil White, Neil W. White III
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 2, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Christian Memoirs · Black & African American Lives
- Reading lane
- Christian Memoirs
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About This Book
"A remarkable story of a young man's loss of everything he deemed important, and his ultimate discovery that redemption can be taught by society's most dreaded outcasts." —John Grisham "Hilarious, astonishing, and deeply moving." —John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil The emotional, incredible true story of Neil White, a man who discovers the secret to happiness, leading a fulfilling life, and the importance of fatherhood in the most unlikely of pla...
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