Orange Is the New Black: My Time in a Women's Prison
Jul 2013 · Hachette UK
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'I loved this book ... a beautifully told story about how incredible women can be, and I will never forget it Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love
With her career, live-in boyfriend and loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious young woman who got mixed up with drug runners and delivered a suitcase of drug money to Europe over a decade ago. But when she least expects it, her reckless past catches up with her; convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at an infamous women's prison in Connecticut, Piper becomes inmate #11187-424.
From her first strip search to her final release, she learns to navigate this strange world with its arbitrary rules and codes, its unpredictable, even dangerous relationships. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with tokens of generosity, hard truths and simple acts of acceptance. An original comedy-drama series from Netflix, Piper's story is a fascinating, heartbreaking and often hilarious insight into life on the inside.
With her career, live-in boyfriend and loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious young woman who got mixed up with drug runners and delivered a suitcase of drug money to Europe over a decade ago. But when she least expects it, her reckless past catches up with her; convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at an infamous women's prison in Connecticut, Piper becomes inmate #11187-424.
From her first strip search to her final release, she learns to navigate this strange world with its arbitrary rules and codes, its unpredictable, even dangerous relationships. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with tokens of generosity, hard truths and simple acts of acceptance. An original comedy-drama series from Netflix, Piper's story is a fascinating, heartbreaking and often hilarious insight into life on the inside.
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352 reviews
Francesca Wilson
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May 19, 2019
so very different from the series, but i still really enjoyed this book! it was more calm, more revealing and gwnuine abour prison life. the writing style wasnt always the best but it was a fabulous memoir
Sabria Gosai
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September 6, 2016
Badly written, no description, un-chronological and merely described or gave an insight into the prison life. The comradeship of the women was enlightening. Read like a draft and not a memoir.
A Google user
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April 3, 2015
Very moving story. Thanks for sharing the inside of what you've been through while in prison. You gave me another sight I would never think about when imagining who are the people who end up in prison.
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About the author
Piper Kerman is vice-president of a communications firm based in Washington, DC, and lives in Brooklyn, NYC, with her husband Larry Smith. She is a graduate of Smith College, Massachusetts. In 2004-05 she served a 15-month sentence in a US Federal women's prison. Her memoir of that experience, Orange Is the New Black, is now an original comedy-drama series from Lions Gate and Netflix, launching in July 2013.
www.piperkerman.com
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