{"product_id":"black-sheep-sabrina-pace-humphreys-9781529418552","title":"Black Sheep: A Story of Rural Racism, Identity and Hope","description":", \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Truly inspirational' \u003c\/i\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Honest and authentic - I could not put it down' \u003c\/i\u003eMichelle Griffith Robinson OLY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Sheep is powerful testimony for anyone seeking to deepen their own anti-racist journey. This is passionate, raw writing, with moments of reflection that we can all learn from. It's a story that had to be told, and must be heard' \u003c\/i\u003eJeffrey Boakye\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sabrina Pace-Humphreys is a 44-year-old mother of four and grandmother of three, an award-winning businesswoman, an ultrarunner, a social justice activist and a recovering alcoholic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She is a mixed-raced woman, the daughter of a white Scottish Roman Catholic woman and a Black man. When she was two, her parents separated and Sabrina, her mother and her white-presenting younger sister moved to a small market town where no-one looked like her. From as young as she can remember, she was the subject of verbal and physical racist abuse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBlack Sheep, \u003c\/i\u003eSabrina reveals how she got from there to here: about growing up in a home, a school and a town where no-one looked like her and her subsequent struggle to understand and find her identity; about her lived experience of rural racism; about becoming a teenage mother and her determination to break that stereotype; about her battle with alcoholism and her mental health; about how running saved her life; and ultimately about how someone can not only survive but thrive in spite of their past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sabrina's experience will chime with anyone who has felt like an outsider. Poignant and eye-opening, and exploring themes of trauma, identity, mental health and addiction, \u003ci\u003eBlack Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of triumph: of grit and determination, of hope over despair., \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sabrina Pace-Humphreys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529418550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529418552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quercus Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.28w x 1.10d","brand":"Sabrina Pace-Humphreys","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44080109912319,"sku":"9781529418552","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1fae8e8a-6001-4494-83f3-62e7877cc743.jpg?v=1685485003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-sheep-sabrina-pace-humphreys-9781529418552","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}