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Behind Bars
- Author
- Lady Unchained
- Narrator
- Lady Unchained
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Publish Date
- 7 July 2022
- Run Time
- 1 hour 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Serving 11 months of her prison sentence, her life changed completely. Inside, Lady Unchained began to write, while battling isolation, loneliness and the fear of being wrongly deported. These notes became powerful bars of poetry, capturing first-hand the broken justice system and the racism rooted within it.
Wide-awake poetry, Behind Bars traces how Lady Unchained's identity was irrevocably changed during her sentencing, time in prison and release.
Behind Bars proves there is life after prison.
This audio edition of the book includes original music to accompany the poems.
(p) 2022 Octopus Publishing Group
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Details
- Author
- Lady Unchained
- Narrator
- Lady Unchained
- Duration
- 1 hour 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 July 2022
- ISBN
- 9781914240324
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Genre
- Poetry / Poems, Poetry / poems by individual poets, Political activism / Political engagement, Criminal justice law
Synopsis
In 2008, 21-year-old Lady Unchained got involved in a fight in a club while trying to protect her sister.Serving 11 months of her prison sentence, her life changed completely. Inside, Lady Unchained began to write, while battling isolation, loneliness and the fear of being wrongly deported. These notes became powerful bars of poetry, capturing first-hand the broken justice system and the racism rooted within it.Wide-awake poetry, Behind Bars traces how Lady Unchained's identity was irrevocably changed during her sentencing, time in prison and release.Behind Bars proves there is life after prison.This audio edition of the book includes original music to accompany the poems. (p) 2022 Octopus Publishing Group
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