{"product_id":"black-sheep-a-story-of-rural-racism-identity-and-hope-hardcover","title":"Black Sheep: A Story of Rural Racism, Identity and Hope - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSabrina Pace-Humphreys\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Truly inspirational' \u003c\/i\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSabrina Pace-Humphreys is an award-winning businesswoman, an ultrarunner, a social justice activist, a mother of four and grandmother of three. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe is co-founder and trustee of the fast-growing community and campaigning charity Black Trail Runners and is also a well-known ultra-marathon runner. She took up running in 2009 as a tool to manage her post-natal depression and, nine years later, completed the 'toughest footrace on earth', a 250km multi-stage ultra-marathon across the Sahara Desert, known as the Marathon des Sables, as the eleventh British woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e is Sabrina's first book\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772342894880,"sku":"9781529418552","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5d7bcb259bb3affa1ed9a4152e769b80.webp?v=1780403592","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/black-sheep-a-story-of-rural-racism-identity-and-hope-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}