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All right, now where did these come from? I surely can‘t have been insane enough to buy more books when I have less than no shelf space. There must be some other explanation….. 🤷🏻‍♀️

An account by a man who was convicted of fraud in connection with his magazine publishing business and sentenced to a prison term at Carville in Louisiana during the time when the facility served as both a federal prison and a leper colony for people with Hansen's disease. A fascinating read about the disease, the patients, and the realizations that the author makes about himself and his place in this "sanctuary of outcasts."

This one is on sale today. I enjoyed this one a lot!
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Years ago I accepted this book when I first started blogging. It was such an eye opener and so honest. Definitely recommend it, especially when you can pick it up cheap!

This was recommended by a friend, and although it's a memoir I never would have picked on my own, I did enjoy it. Yet, it was the story of Carville and the people around the author, rather than his own story, that made it worthwhile to me. I was fascinated by the history of Carville as a leprosarium and prison, and I was intrigued by the relationships that developed between such different people in this place.

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I took a long walk this evening with my audiobook. This book came to me highly recommended, but I'm still not quite sure what I think of it. So far, I appreciate the stories of all the other people much more than the author's own story.

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A fascinating look at the last leper colony in the US. White was sentenced to a brief stint in the Federal Medical Center in Carville, LA, a minimum security federal prison sharing space and costs with the leper colony. In this memoir, White compassionately details the lives of the remaining residents. Beautiful and heartbreaking.

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This is one of the best – and most original – memoirs I‘ve ever read. Neil White was convicted of check kiting, & was sent to a prison that shared a campus with a home for folks with Hansen‘s disease (known as leprosy in early days). During his year imprisoned, White got to know many of the Hansen‘s patients, whose gentle wisdom & quirky personalities ended up playing an important role in his rehabilitation. Get the book this week for just $1.99.

The author spent time as a federal prisoner in Carville, LA, at the time the first and last leprosarium in the U.S. (now closed). White had meaningful contacts with Hansen's disease (leprosy) affected people who had been involuntarily quarantined long ago and who were living out their lives there, alongside convicted felons. The author's "redemptive" journey merited bailing, but all the Hansen's content kept me going.