In the Sanctuary of Outcasts: A Memoir – The True Story of Redemption and Fatherhood in America's Last Leper Colony (P.S.)
by Neil White
A disgraced publisher serves time among leprosy patients at America's last colony, confronting his past and discovering unexpected lessons in redemption and fatherhood.
About This Book
In the Sanctuary of Outcasts recounts the author's time at Carville, the last leper colony in the continental United States.
After a conviction for bank fraud, he is sent to serve his sentence among patients isolated for decades because of Hansen's disease.
Surrounded by individuals society has cast aside, he confronts his own choices and begins to understand the meaning of compassion and accountability.
The memoir explores themes of fatherhood, forgiveness, and the possibility of personal transformation in the most unlikely of settings.
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