[bksvol-discuss] just submitted: Couldn't keep it to myself
- From: "Amber Wallenstein" <amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:50:29 -0400
I just submitted Couldn't Keep it to Myself by Wally Lamb.
Any book that can give voice to the voiceless should be celebrated. No one
feels this more strongly than Wally Lamb, editor of Couldn't Keep It to Myself,
a collection of stories by 11 women imprisoned in the York Correctional
Institution in Connecticut. Teacher and novelist Lamb was invited to head a
writing
workshop at York Correctional Institution in 1999. His somewhat reluctant
acceptance soon turned into steadfast advocacy once the women in his charge
began
to tell their stories. Lamb maintains that there are things we need to know
about prison and prisoners: "There are misconceptions to be abandoned, biases
to be dropped." However, as heartfelt as his appeal is, nothing speaks more
convincingly in this book than the stories themselves. Those collected here
are disturbing and horrific. They reveal, often in graphic detail, the worst
kind of abuse: incest, drug addiction, spousal violence,
parental neglect, or incompetence. They're also testimony to what social
workers and health care professionals have confirmed for years--that those who
populate our prisons are often victims first themselves. Thus, the telling of
these stories serves as a form of therapy. They are also sad accounts of
the brutalities many suffer, yet few discuss...
Enjoy.
amber
Book blog:
http://community.livejournal.com/book_cuddler/
I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have
consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give
you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate.
John Adams
E-Mail: amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx
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