Orange is the new black : my time in a women's prison /
by Kerman, Piper.
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BookPublisher: London : Abacus, 2013Description: 344 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780349139869 (pbk.) :; 0349139865 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 365.4309 KERSubject(s): Kerman, Piper | Federal Correctional Institution (Danbury, Conn) | Women prisoners -- Connecticut -- Danbury | Reformatories for women -- Connecticut -- Danbury | Crime | CrimeSummary: With her career, live-in boyfriend and loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious young woman who got mixed up with drug runners and delivered a suitcase of drug money to Europe over a decade ago. But when she least expects it, her reckless past catches up with her; convicted and sentenced to 15 months at an infamous women's prison in Connecticut. From her first strip search to her final release, she learns to navigate this strange world with its arbitrary rules and codes, its unpredictable, even dangerous relationships. Now a major original television series, Piper's story is a fascinating, heartbreaking and often hilarious insight into life on the inside.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 365.4309 KER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003115475X |
TV tie-in.
Originally published: New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
With her career, live-in boyfriend and loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious young woman who got mixed up with drug runners and delivered a suitcase of drug money to Europe over a decade ago. But when she least expects it, her reckless past catches up with her; convicted and sentenced to 15 months at an infamous women's prison in Connecticut. From her first strip search to her final release, she learns to navigate this strange world with its arbitrary rules and codes, its unpredictable, even dangerous relationships. Now a major original television series, Piper's story is a fascinating, heartbreaking and often hilarious insight into life on the inside.
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