An Angel In The Court: The Life Of Major Joyce Harmer

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"Here was this angel in the court who seemed to appear out of nowhere. In fact she's quite an earthy creature, not some saintly type. She's defi nitely no shrinking violet." - Court reporter Stephen Gibbs describing Major Joyce Harmer. From humble beginnings in a small-town Salvation Army family to a career as a court chaplain - giving comfort to some of Australia's most notorious criminals, including accused child killer Kathleen Folbigg - Major Joyce Harmer's life has been one of enormous contrasts. Along with her husband and fellow 'Salvo' Hilton, Joyce battled the demons of an abusive childhood and postnatal depression, raised her own family in what were often trying circumstances and turned obscure ministries into refuges for the needy. Armed with an unshakable faith in humanity, Joyce has helped some of society's least wanted. this is the inspiring story of a quiet achiever whose 'spiritual fragrance' has affected and changed the lives of thousands of Australians. A percentage of the proceeds from this book will be donated to the Salvation Army.

Anne Henderson was born in Melbourne and now lives in Sydney. She is a graduate of Melbourne University and worked as a teacher for seventeen years before taking up her current position as Deputy Direction of The Sydney Institure and editor of The Sydney Papers. She is the author of From All Corners: Six Migrant Stories (1993) and Educating Johannah: A Year in Year 12 (1995).