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

Lamb, Wally

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9780061430688: I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061430684 ISBN 13: 9780061430688

Publisher: Harperluxe, 2007

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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. (Literary Collections)

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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"

About the Author:

Wally Lamb is the author of five New York Times bestselling novels: She's Come Undone, I Know This Much Is True, The Hour I First Believed, Wishin' and Hopin', and We Are Water. His first two works of fiction, She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, were both #1 New York Times bestsellers and
selections of Oprah's Book Club. Lamb edited Couldn't Keep It to Myself and I'll Fly Away, two volumes of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution, a women's prison in Connecticut, where he has been a volunteer facilitator for seventeen years.