![]() ![]() The Best First Book Award judges noted: “Many of us see a violent news story and if it doesn¹t impact us personally, we move on, not considering the long-term impact that violence has on the community and the family. The book then takes the reader through a gut-wrenching but ultimately heart-warming journey as Jeanne Bishop’s life is transformed from revenge seeking to restorative justice. Bishop will receive her award at the Writers Guild’s General Assembly Luncheon June 23 in Portland, Ore.īishop’s story begins on the night before Palm Sunday in 1990 when, after returning home from dinner with family, her sister, Nancy, and husband, Richard, and their unborn child were all brutally murdered by an intruder. The award-with a $500 cash prize funded by the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation-is given at each General Assembly to the best first book by a Presbyterian writer during the previous two years. Story of woman’s account of redemptive struggle to cope with sister’s murder by Jerry Van Marter | Special to Presbyterian News ServiceĬhange of Heart: Justice, Mercy and Making Peace with My Sister’s Killer by Jeanne Bishop has been named winner of the Presbyterian Writers Guild’s 2014-2015 Best First Book Award. ![]()
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