Desperado's Wife: A Memoir

Desperado's Wife: A Memoir by Amy Friedman. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781619272040.

When Ivy League educated newspaper columnist Amy Friedman walked into a prison to write about life inside, she never expected to fall in love with, and marry, a man serving time for murder. But thats what happened. Desperados Wife tells the story of their seven year marriage and what happens to those who love someone inside. David Dow, death row lawyer wrote: Maybe Amy Friedman is not really fearless, but you could not tell that from her memoir, which grabs your shirt in its fist on page one and forces you to see humanity in places most of us are too scared to go. Everybody who has ever given up on anyone must read this book.