Definitely an eye opening book on the background of some of the women in prison. Great book.

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Interesting read from the perspectives of imprisoned women and how their lives evolved.

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Women in prison learned to express themselves and change their lives through a creative writing class taught by bestselling author Wally Lamb. Some very touching stories. Paperback!

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Controversial collection of stories written by female prisoners helped by Wally Lamb. Interesting,unexpected insights.

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Fascinating writing by the women of York Correctional Institution. Wally Lamb, who gave us She's Come Undone did a fine job of gathering these essays written by the women in the prinson while they worked through a writing program offered to them.

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I highly recommend this book. Inspiring, touching and moving. A must read!

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This was a completely different read from the author. Obviously he was who put the stories together, but the women were the storytellers. A very interesting approach on a collection. It shows that there is hope for those incarcerated, some just need to find the right spark.

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I read this book because I love Wally Lamb but it is different in that it's nonfiction instead of fiction. There are stories told from several different women imprisoned for an extended period of time. It's not as voyeristic as I might have liked as I probably wanted to know more about the actual crimes these women committed but it's interesting all the same. These women wrote as part of the healing process and so they picked a poignent time in their life, a time they felt was significant. Wally Lamb didn't write it, more like collected stories.

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Excellent, so looking for the next book coming out later this year.

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