The Prison Psychiatrist’s Wife, by Sue Johnson

Author: Sue Johnson. Review by Tim Newell.

'The personal and professional demands were considerable: Bob’s style of working called for resiliency and courage.' | Photo: Based on book cover of The Prison Psychiatrist’s Wife, by Sue Johnson

This is a beautifully-written account of the experience of working creatively in a top security setting. It is a strongly-felt account, by our friend Sue Johnson, of what it was like to be alongside her ground-breaking psychiatrist husband Bob Johnson as they put original ideas of creativity, compassion, and challenge in the most demanding of settings in prison.

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