{"product_id":"9781785788697","title":"Corrections in Ink : Dispatches from an American Prison","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Blakinger, Keri \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 07\/07\/2022,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781785788697,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A groundbreaking debut from an extraordinary writer ... a testament to where a woman can go after rock-bottom'PIPER KERMAN, New York Times bestselling author of ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACKKeri Blakinger's brave, brutal memoir, Corrections in Ink, is a riveting story about suffering, recovery and redemption' DAVID SHEFF, NEW YORK TIMES'A raw, fast-paced portrait of one woman's descent into a mental abyss'Irish IndependentKeri Blakinger had always lived at full throttle. Whether flying through the air, chasing Olympic dreams on the ice rink; surviving on as few calories as she could; or balancing a heroin addiction with pursuing a degree at an Ivy League university. But on a cold December day, Keri is arrested with a Tupperware container full of heroin. Shortly afterwards, she is convicted and sent to prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced to confront her addiction, Keri finally manages to break free of it, and finds herself in a place unlike anything she has experienced before: a world built on senseless brutality, but whose inhabitants, her fellow inmates, will change her life forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in luminous prose, with searing honesty and flashes of dark humour, Corrections in Ink shines a light on a broken prison system, and the cruelty and kindness Blakinger experienced there. It is a radical call for justice, and a testament to the power of finding one's voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55760966353269,"sku":"9781785788697","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781785788697_42a96b42-60a0-40e8-ad1f-9c3e126fc652.jpg?v=1759673324","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781785788697","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}