Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution (Testimonies from our Imprisoned Sisters)
Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution (Testimonies from our Imprisoned Sisters)
Paperback – Bargain Price, February 1, 2004
by
Wally Lamb
Price
$28.79
Format
Paperback
Pages
368
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Publication Date
February 1, 2004
Dimensions
6 x 0.92 x 9 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds
Description
The author of the number one New York Times bestsellers She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True , Wally Lamb still contributes time as a volunteer facilitator at the York Correctional Institution. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Christine. His third novel is The Hour I First Believed .
Features & Highlights
- In a stunning work of insight and hope,
- New York Times
- bestselling author Wally Lamb once again reveals his unmatched talent for finding humanity in the lost and lonely and celebrates the transforming power of the written word.
- For several years, Lamb has taught writing to a group of women prisoners at York Correctional Institution in Connecticut. In this unforgettable collection, the women of York describe in their own words how they were imprisoned by abuse, rejection, and their own self-destructive impulses long before they entered the criminal justice system. Yet these are powerful stories of hope and healing, told by writers who have left victimhood behind.
- In his moving introduction, Lamb describes the incredible journey of expression and self-awareness the women took through their writing and shares how they challenged him as a teacher and as a fellow author.
- Couldn't Keep It to Myself
- is a true testament to the process of finding oneself and working toward a better day.
