Blue by John Sutherland
A searingly honest memoir of the uplifting highs and crushing lows of a life spent policing on the front line
This courageous and finely written book is a timely invitation to think more deeply about what we ask of our police -- Jane Shilling * DAILY MAIL *
A stark account of a talented police officer's breakdown. . This is a startlingly honest book and the final two chapters are heartbreaking -- Richard Morrison * THE TIMES *
I read BLUE more or less in one sitting. I thought it was wonderful - very powerful, deeply moving and utterly honest -- Henry Marsh, author of DO NO HARM
Admirably honest and movingly human . . . Sutherland asks us to look behind the faceless blue and see the individual people * SPECTATOR *
A remarkable book: a magnum opus on belief and success, on depression and despair. It is well written and intellectually demanding, profound and deeply moving. In places, it is funny; everywhere, it is thoughtful. It has as much to tell us about mental illness as it does about policing. And there is much love in it: for friends, for family, for life -- Alastair Stewart
An honest look at the vulnerability that comes with bravery * THE I *
Brave and very honest -- Bear Grylls
The effect of this honesty is to leave us both more appreciative of police officers and more concerned for their well-being, as well as encouraged that such a compassionate man was promoted so vertiginously. [Sutherland] describes police work as "fulfilling, humbling, inspiring, daunting, shattering, rewarding and soul-stirring" which is also a fair description of his book * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *
Courageous and moving -- Tom Harper, THE SUNDAY TIMES Home Affairs Correspondent
John Sutherland lays out the human cost of working as a police officer in simple, devastating terms * HUFFINGTON POST *
A gripping book . . . moving and really powerful . . . I highly recommend it -- Jumoke Fashola * BBC LONDON *
Will expand people's understanding of what it means to be a police officer in Britain today, revealing the truth about the toll that a career in policing can have on those tasked with the responsibility of tackling crime. This is a brave and compelling account of policing from a very senior officer in the most renowned police force in the world -- Colin Taylor, author of LIFE OF A SCILLY SERGEANT
I commend it to the public. It's a great book -- Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service
A superb book -- Charles Cumming
A remarkable, revealing and inspiring insight into the worlds of the police and the policed. The stories told are by turns heart-warming and saddening, moving and maddening - it is an account of the very best and the very worst of our society. It is a book which should be required reading for all who aspire to public office, in any sector and at every level -- John Nichol, author of TORNADO DOWN
A fascinating, powerful and beautifully written insight into the life of a police officer -- Dan Walker, journalist and broadcaster
A remarkable, honest account of twenty years in policing -- Sophy Ridge, journalist and broadcaster
A stark account of a talented police officer's breakdown. . This is a startlingly honest book and the final two chapters are heartbreaking -- Richard Morrison * THE TIMES *
I read BLUE more or less in one sitting. I thought it was wonderful - very powerful, deeply moving and utterly honest -- Henry Marsh, author of DO NO HARM
Admirably honest and movingly human . . . Sutherland asks us to look behind the faceless blue and see the individual people * SPECTATOR *
A remarkable book: a magnum opus on belief and success, on depression and despair. It is well written and intellectually demanding, profound and deeply moving. In places, it is funny; everywhere, it is thoughtful. It has as much to tell us about mental illness as it does about policing. And there is much love in it: for friends, for family, for life -- Alastair Stewart
An honest look at the vulnerability that comes with bravery * THE I *
Brave and very honest -- Bear Grylls
The effect of this honesty is to leave us both more appreciative of police officers and more concerned for their well-being, as well as encouraged that such a compassionate man was promoted so vertiginously. [Sutherland] describes police work as "fulfilling, humbling, inspiring, daunting, shattering, rewarding and soul-stirring" which is also a fair description of his book * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *
Courageous and moving -- Tom Harper, THE SUNDAY TIMES Home Affairs Correspondent
John Sutherland lays out the human cost of working as a police officer in simple, devastating terms * HUFFINGTON POST *
A gripping book . . . moving and really powerful . . . I highly recommend it -- Jumoke Fashola * BBC LONDON *
Will expand people's understanding of what it means to be a police officer in Britain today, revealing the truth about the toll that a career in policing can have on those tasked with the responsibility of tackling crime. This is a brave and compelling account of policing from a very senior officer in the most renowned police force in the world -- Colin Taylor, author of LIFE OF A SCILLY SERGEANT
I commend it to the public. It's a great book -- Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service
A superb book -- Charles Cumming
A remarkable, revealing and inspiring insight into the worlds of the police and the policed. The stories told are by turns heart-warming and saddening, moving and maddening - it is an account of the very best and the very worst of our society. It is a book which should be required reading for all who aspire to public office, in any sector and at every level -- John Nichol, author of TORNADO DOWN
A fascinating, powerful and beautifully written insight into the life of a police officer -- Dan Walker, journalist and broadcaster
A remarkable, honest account of twenty years in policing -- Sophy Ridge, journalist and broadcaster
JOHN SUTHERLAND is a father of three who lives with his wife and children in south London. For more than twenty-five years he served as an officer in the Metropolitan Police, rising to the rank of Chief Superintendent before his retirement on medical grounds in 2018. John is a sought after public speaker and commentator on a broad range of issues, who regularly appears on TV and radio and writes for major newspapers. His first book, BLUE, written and published while he was still serving in the Met, was a Sunday Times bestseller. It tells the remarkable stories of his policing life and describes his long road to recovery following the serious nervous breakdown that ended his operational policing career.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781474606066 |
| ISBN 10 | 1474606067 |
| Title | Blue |
| Author | John Sutherland |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2018-04-19 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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