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"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. In the words of Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler (A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain), White is “a splendid writer,” and In the Sanctuary of Outcasts “a book that will endure.”
In the Sanctuary of Outcasts is the incredibly emotional true story of crime, redemption, vanity, and ultimately, spirituality. Neil White was an ordinary guy who measured worth by appearance: expensive cars, nice homes, fashionable clothing. Generous with his heart and with his bank account, his exquisite tastes exceeded his income and soon he was kiting checks. Eventually, White was caught, convicted of fraud, and sent to prison, but he was not sentenced to an ordinary lockup. For the man whom appearance was supreme was going to serve out his sentence in the last leper colony in the continental United States-known today as The Long Center, located in southeastern Louisiana on a short spit of land where the Mississippi River runs north.
It was here, in this unlikely place rich in history that goes back more than 150 years, among an unlikely mix of white-collar criminals and leprosy patients, that White gained perspective and discovered what is truly important in life. “A moving story of growth and transformation. Among the lost, [White] found humility, beauty, courage-and himself. “-Dallas Morning NewsYou may also like
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