I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison - Hardcover

Wally Lamb

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061369225 ISBN 13: 9780061369223

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2007

Synopsis

A new collection of writings from the members of the author's program in Connecticut's York Correctional Facility features pieces by twenty women who describe the experiences that shaped their lives as well as the lessons they have learned about the power of the written word. By the author of Couldn't Keep It to Myself. 75,000 first printing.

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Review:

"Accomplished.Each story, no matter how grim or gritty, shows polish." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Inspiring and raw.They write from the heart.each vignette is more compelling than the one before it." -- Library Journal

"Inspiring and raw...They write from the heart...each vignette is more compelling than the one before it."--Library Journal

"Lamb . . . continues to offer readers an intimate look at women struggling to maintain their humanity."--Booklist

"Accomplished...Each story, no matter how grim or gritty, shows polish."--Kirkus Reviews

Lamb . . . continues to offer readers an intimate look at women struggling to maintain their humanity. --Booklist"

Inspiring and raw They write from the heart each vignette is more compelling than the one before it. --Library Journal"

Accomplished Each story, no matter how grim or gritty, shows polish. --Kirkus Reviews"

Synopsis:

"It was suicide that brought me to Connecticut's York Correctional Facility. Two of the inmates had ended their lives; others had tried. The teachers at the prison school were desperate to equip their students with ways of coping with the despair that had infected the institution...Writing began to give them wings with which to hover above the confounding maze of their lives, the better to see the patterns, the dead ends, and a way out." from the Introduction by Wally Lamb. Here, in works of memoir, poetry, and introspection, twenty imprisoned women share the experiences that shaped them from childhood, and that trouble and inspire them to this day. Here are stories of anger, physical abuse, rape, and emotional distress, but also more positive memories: of expressions of love, of gifts received and remembered, of light moments from happier times. These portraits, vignettes, and stories are painted in many colours: innocence and pain, denial, redemption, and transcendence. And, at their heart, they all testify to the same core truth: the universal value of knowing oneself, and changing one's life, through the power of the written word.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061369225
• ISBN 13: 9780061369223
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272