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A review by alanyoung
The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless: A True Story of Love and Compassion Amid a Pandemic by Christina Lamb
5.0
This has been an inspiring reading experience. My engagement with the COVID pandemic was mainly second hand and mainly orientated to the impact on the medical and teaching areas. (Our family has strong involvement historically and currently in both areas.) This account took me to a completely different aspect of the pandemic.
It was troubling how much, already, I view the pandemic historically and forget the extreme suffering and disruption of the time.
The courage, boldness and commitment of the team at the Prince Rupert was truly impressive. The accounts of the experiences they went through with their colourful guest were quite mind-blowing. Here are catalogued wonderful insights, tragic histories, damaged people with warm hearts, damaged people inescapably trapped and, on the part of the staff, costly, loving and transforming service.
It shows what can be done in a crisis and highlights what is not done when 'normality' returns.
I have been suitably and significantly challenged in the reading of this account.
It was troubling how much, already, I view the pandemic historically and forget the extreme suffering and disruption of the time.
The courage, boldness and commitment of the team at the Prince Rupert was truly impressive. The accounts of the experiences they went through with their colourful guest were quite mind-blowing. Here are catalogued wonderful insights, tragic histories, damaged people with warm hearts, damaged people inescapably trapped and, on the part of the staff, costly, loving and transforming service.
It shows what can be done in a crisis and highlights what is not done when 'normality' returns.
I have been suitably and significantly challenged in the reading of this account.