The only book to be published about a UK women's prison - and told from the unique point of view of a prison teacher - this is the fascinating, often- uplifting, sometimes-sad account of the unique world that exists inside and the stories of the women imprisoned there.
Gripping and inspirational stories from one of Britain's most renowned prisons
Seventy-six per cent of people feel that we've become more distanced from our neighbours in the last 20 years. We are less likely than our grandparents, or even our parents, to know the names of our neighbours, to enjoy multi-generational friendships or to share resources and childcare. With mental health at epidemic levels, the climate crisis worsening, and society feeling increasingly divided, this game-changing book asks whether there are better ways to live. Mim Skinner sets out to explore communities that have rejected individualism and nuclear family life in order to embrace a more collective way of living. As she meets those who have had the courage to imagine a better world and start living it - in countercultural hippy communes, the disability led L'Arche communities, queer safe spaces, environmental campaign groups, rehab support networks and more - she asks how each is tackling the social issues of our time and finding greener and more connected ways to be together.