Blue: A Memoir: Keeping the Peace and Falling to Pieces
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XH7GL7H |
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| Number of Pages | : | 380 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
There were remarkable, career-defining moments: reaching out to teenagers travelling along the wrong path, commanding armed sieges, rescuing victims of domestic violence from desperate situations, saving lives, and seeing dangerous people taken off the streets. Blue is a memoir of crime and calamity, of adventure and achievement, of friendship and failure, of laughter and loss, of the best and the worst of humanity, of serious illness and slow recovery. In early 2013, whilst working as the Borough Commander for Southwark in South London, John suffered a major breakdown and a consequent battle with crippling depression. After a career spent policing the streets and racing to be first at the scenes of crimes and catastrophes, he found himself in pieces, unable to put one foot in front of the other. But for every case that ended well, there were others that ended in desperate sadness, as he bore the
A little repetitive. A little repetitive. Given the significance of PTSD I would have thought more in that area could have been helpful. Moving, Thought-Provoking and Brave I don't think it's easy to write a memoir. In fact, I'd say it must be extremely difficult to describe the important parts of one's own life in a way that's relatable and meaningful to the total strangers who will read the words. Additionally, within the genre, I reckon it must be such a challenge to write about a world unknown to many readers (life inside the police servic