The Model Prisoner

Tracy Kirby with Tony Thompson

ISBN 10: 0751533343 / ISBN 13: 9780751533347

Published by Time Warner Paperbacks / Time Warner Books UK London, 2002

About this Item

First edition first printing of a near fine softcover, paperback original stated, with some minor spine creases and pages toning. The story of former British page three model Tracy Kirby and her 2 year imprisonment in Holloway Prison, London UK (now closed) awaiting trial for unknowingly transporting drug money around Europe. This copy is signed by the author on the title page. Seller Inventory # 2461

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Model Prisoner

Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks / Time Warner Books UK London

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: 1st Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

At the height of her fame former Page 3 girl Tracy Kirby was in constant demand and commanded huge fees for personal appearances. A dramatic falling out with the modelling world left her destitute but she refused to be beaten and began pursuing a career in television while working part-time for a bureau de change. A week before she was to begin presenting a major Channel 4 show, Tracy was arrested. The bureau turned out to be a front for a massive international drugs gang run by some of the most notorious and dangerous gangsters in the world. As her entire world crumbled around her, Tracy was sent to Holloway prison and told that after trial, she could expect a sentence of at least 18 years. Tracy found herself driven to the brink of suicide by a world where brutality, sexual violence and cruelty are considered the norm. She spent two years in prison before the charges against her were finally dropped and she was allowed to go free. From the unglamorous truth behind the glamour industry to the harsh realities of the women's penal system, The Model Prisoner is an extraordinary story told with wit, intelligence, humour and above all, courage.

About the Author:

Tracy Kirby is the former Page 3 girl in the SUN who ended up in jail - literally, the model prisoner. Tony Thompson is Crime Correspondent of THE OBSERVER.