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The Many Lives of Mama Love
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The Many Lives of Mama Love
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Loot Price R378
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'Lara Love Hardin shares compelling and important truths in her
beautifully told personal story.' PIPER KERMAN, author of the no. 1
New York Times bestseller Orange is the New Black 'Thrilling,
funny, heartbreaking and moving. I'll return to this book when I
need to be reminded of the power of the human spirit.' DAVID SHEFF,
author of the no. 1 New York Times bestseller Beautiful Boy
'Compelling and timely' BRYAN STEVENSON, author of the New York
Times bestseller Just Mercy The Neighbour From Hell is the
astonishing tale of Lara's descent from middle class soccer mum
with an enviable lifestyle, beautiful home and family to an opiate
addict and identity thief. Convicted of 32 felonies, her children
are taken away and she is placed in a local jail. In this strange
and frightening new world, she has to get grips with life behind
bars. Lara becomes known in prison as Mama Love. She helps the
women around her get to grips with their own troubles, writes
letters for them, acts as an advocate, and comforts them in their
darkest moments. Soon she climbs the jailhouse social ladder to
become 'the shot caller' showing that jailhouse politics and PTA
politics are not that different. Through her incarceration, Lara
reveals a world where makeshift furniture is made from tampon boxes
and snicker bars are currency, a world of brutal corruption and
abuse, and of surprising humanity and tenderness. Her story gives
us a rare glimpse into the lives of the women in jail she spent
time with and the very real challenges they, and she, faced trying
to make it out of prison, regain custody of their children and
start life afresh.
General
Imprint: |
Endeavour
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Lara Love Hardin
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Dimensions: |
214 x 134 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80419-052-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-80419-052-7 |
Barcode: |
9781804190524 |
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