I'll Fly Away
Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison
For several years, Wally Lamb, the author of two of the most beloved novels of our time, has run a writing workshop at the York Correctional Institution, Connecticut's only maximum-security prison for women. Writing, Lamb discovered, was a way for these women to face their fears and failures and begin to imagine better lives. Couldn't Keep It to Myself, a collection of their essays, was published in 2003 to great critical acclaim. With I'll Fly Away, Lamb offers readers a new volume of intimate pieces from the York workshop. Startling, heartbreaking, and inspiring, these stories are as varied as the individuals who wrote them, but each illuminates an important core truth: that a life can be altered through self-awareness and the power of the written word.
For several years, Wally Lamb, the author of two of the most beloved novels of our time, has run a writing workshop at the York Correctional Institution, Connecticut's only maximum-security prison for women. Writing, Lamb discovered, was a way for these women to face their fears and failures and begin to imagine better lives. Couldn't Keep It to Myself, a collection of their essays, was published in 2003 to great critical acclaim. With I'll Fly Away, Lamb offers readers a new volume of intimate pieces from the York workshop. Startling, heartbreaking, and inspiring, these stories are as varied as the individuals who wrote them, but each illuminates an important core truth: that a life can be altered through self-awareness and the power of the written word.
| Autor: | I'll Fly Away contributors Lamb, Wally |
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| ISBN: | 9780061626395 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins (US) |
| Veröffentlicht: | 21.10.2008 |
| Untertitel: | Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison |
| Schlagworte: | LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays LITERARY COLLECTIONS: General SOCIAL SCIENCE: Ethnic Studies / General SOCIAL SCIENCE: Feminism & Feminist Theory SOCIAL SCIENCE: Media Studies SOCIAL SCIENCE: Minority Studies SOCIAL SCIENCE: Penology SOCIAL SCIENCE: Women's Studies WOMEN'S STUDIES: SOCIOLOGY |
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