Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xvii, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Introduction -- The view from the outside -- Tales of a displaced princess -- Longing for a happy ending -- Trying for normal -- Going for grown -- Damaged -- Powerless -- Self-defense -- Trapped in a cage -- Facing life -- Spared -- Fighting for my life -- Two paths -- Self-destruction -- Proving my worth -- The hands and feet of Christ -- "The chick in the box" -- Memphis -- Finding my way home -- Burned letters from Texas -- Last resort -- Going viral -- Asking for mercy -- Finding home -- Epilogue. |
Summary |
"In her own words, Cyntoia Brown shares the riveting and redemptive story of how she changed her life for the better while in prison, finding hope through faith after a traumatic adolescence of drug addiction, rape, and sex trafficking led to a murder conviction." -- Amazon. |
Subject |
Brown, Cyntoia.
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Women prisoners -- United States -- Biography.
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Female offenders -- Rehabilitation -- United States -- Biography.
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Women criminals -- Biography. |
Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Added Author |
Mauger, Bethany, author.
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ISBN |
9781982141103 (hardback) |
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1982141107 (hardback) |
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