Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman
Title: Orange is the new Black Author: Piper Kerman Published: April 6, 2010 Publisher: Spiegal and Grau Pages: 322 Genre: True Crime Review: library ebook Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years before. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187–424 — one of the millions of people who disappear “down the rabbit hole” of the American penal system. From her first strip search to her final release, Kerman learns to navigate this strange world with its strictly enforced codes of behavior and arbitrary rules. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with small tokens of generosity, hard words of wisdom, and simple acts of acceptance. Heart