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Veronica's Bird: Thirty-Five­ Years Inside as a Female - Paperback / softback N

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Pages
290
Publication Date
01/01/2018
Publication Name
Clink Street Publishing
Size
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.7 centimetres (0
Subjects
Biography, Women, Biography,
Weight
357grams
ISBN
9781912262618
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Book Title
Veronica's Bird: Thirty-Five Years inside As a Female Prison Officer
Publisher
Clink Street Publishing
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Topic
Memorials, Zoology
Number of Pages
290 Pages

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Veronica Bird was one of nine children living in a tiny house in Barnsley with a brutal coal miner for a father. Life was a despairing time in the 1950s, as Veronica sought desperately to keep away from his cruelty. Astonishingly, to her and her mother, she won a scholarship to Ackworth Boarding School where she began to shine above her class-mates. A champion in all sports, Veronica at last found some happiness until her brother-in-law came into her life. It was as if she had stepped from the frying pan into the re: he took over control of her life removing her from the school she adored, two terms before she was due to take her GCEs, so he could put her to work as a cheap option on his market stall. Abused for many years by these two men, Veronica eventually ran away and applied to the Prison Service, knowing it was the only safe place she could trust. This is the astonishing, and true story of Veronica Bird who rose to become a Governor of Armley prison. Given a 'basket case' in another prison, contrary to all expectations, she turned it around within a year, to become an example for others to match. During her life inside, her 'bird', she met many Home Secretaries, was honoured by the Queen and was asked to help improve conditions in Russian Prisons. A deeply poignant story of eventual triumph against a staggeringly high series of setbacks, her story is filled with humour and compassion for those inside.

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Clink Street Publishing
ISBN-13
9781912262618
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Veronica's Bird: Thirty-Five Years inside As a Female Prison Officer
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Memorials, Zoology
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
290 Pages

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United Kingdom

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  • by seataundr0
    05 Jul, 2023

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    It’s a really really good read God Bless Miss Bird

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