| Edition |
First paperback edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 350, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : ReganBooks, 2003. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [351-352]). |
| Contents |
g Acknowledgments -- Notes to the reader / Wally Lamb -- Couldn't keep it to ourselves / Wally Lamb -- The true face of earth ; Orbiting Izzy / Nancy Whiteley -- Thefts / Carolyn Ann Adams -- Hair chronicles / Tabatha Rowley -- Three steps past the monkeys / Nancy Birkla -- Hell, and how I got here / Brenda Medina -- Christmas in prison / Robin Cullen -- Faith, power, and pants / Bonnie Foreshaw -- Puzzle pieces / Barbara Parsons Lane -- Motherlove / Michelle Jessamy -- Snapshots of my early life / Diane Bartholomew -- Bad girls / Dale Griffith -- Sources and suggested reading. |
| Summary |
The author recounts his work with the York Correctional Institution and shares the stories of his women inmate students, describing the circumstances that led to their incarcerations and how they found their literary voices. |
| Subject |
Women prisoners -- Connecticut.
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Prisoners' writings, American -- Connecticut.
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| Added Author |
Lamb, Wally.
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Women of York Correctional Institution.
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| ISBN |
006059537X paperback |
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9780060595371 paperback |
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