If You Sit Very Still

by Marian Partington, Marina Cantacuzino (Foreword by)

Overview

In 1994, 21 years after her disappearance, Lucy Partington's remains were discovered in Fred and Rosemary West's basement at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester. In this powerful and lyrical book, Lucy's elder sister, Marian, reclaims Lucy from the status of victim and finds an authentic and compassionate response to her traumatic loss. Her inspiring narrative of healing draws on Buddhist and Quaker practices and culminates in restorative justice work in prisons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784504076
Publisher:	Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Publication date:	09/21/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Marian Partington was born in Oxford in 1948. She has been working with The Forgiveness Project as a storyteller and facilitator since 2005. Marian lives with her husband in Montgomeryshire, Wales.
Marina Cantacuzino is an award-winning journalist who in 2003, in response to the imminent invasion of Iraq, embarked on a personal project collecting stories from people who had lived through violence, tragedy or injustice and sought forgiveness rather than revenge. In 2004, she founded The Forgiveness Project (www.theforgivenessproject.com), a charitable organisation that uses real personal narratives to explore how ideas around forgiveness, reconciliation and conflict resolution can be used to impact positively on people's lives. In 2012, Marina spoke at the UN General Assembly about the work of The Forgiveness Project and, in 2015, she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion.

Table of Contents

Preface. Foreword by Marina Catacuzino. 1. Prologue. Crisis. 2. Disappearance. 3. The Not Knowing. 4. Unearthing. 5. Re-earthing. Confessing. 6. Enfolding the Dark. 7. Finding a Voice. Comprehending. 8. Peeling Away the Layers. 9. Fresh Earth. 10. Suffering and Healing. Transforming. 11. Lucy's woven Bag. 12. Words of Grace. 13. Epilogue.