{"product_id":"orange-is-the-new-black-my-year-in-a-womens-prison-9780606351263","title":"Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison","description":"\u003cp\u003e#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES  With a career  a boyfriend  and a loving family  Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years before. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury  Connecticut  the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187424one of the millions of people who disappear down the rabbit hole of the American penal system. From her first strip search to her final release  Kerman learns to navigate this strange world with its strictly enforced codes of behavior and arbitrary rules. She meets women from all walks of life  who surprise her with small tokens of generosity  hard words of wisdom  and simple acts of acceptance. Heartbreaking  hilarious  and at times enraging  Kermans story offers a rare look into the lives of women in prisonwhy it is we lock so many away and what happens to them when theyre there.  Praise for Orange Is the New Black  Fascinating . . . The true subject of this unforgettable book is female bonding and the ties that even bars cant unbind.People (four stars)  I loved this book. Its a story rich with humor  pathos  and redemption. What I did not expect from this memoir was the affection  compassion  and even reverence that Piper Kerman demonstrates for all the women she encountered while she was locked away in jail. I will never forget it.Elizabeth Gilbert  author of Eat  Pray  Love  This book is impossible to put down because Kerman could be you. Or your best friend. Or your daughter.Los Angeles Times  Moving . . . transcends the memoir genres usual self-centeredness to explore how human beings can always surprise you.USA Today  Its a compelling awakening  and a harrowing oneboth for the reader and for Kerman.Newsweek\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647006335029,"sku":"ByrdShop_0606351264","price":27.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780606351263.jpg?v=1781685246","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/orange-is-the-new-black-my-year-in-a-womens-prison-9780606351263","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}