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The Home Stretch

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In The Home Stretch, Erwin James writes about the end of his life sentence and prospect of release. Like his previous prison notebooks, A Life Inside, James writes about his imminent freedom without self pity but with humanity and honesty. He tries to imagine what his life on the outside will be like and comes to grips with how the world has changed since he began his long sentence.In his memoirs Erwin James has produced two classic portraits of modern prison life, as eye-opening as they are compelling.

About the Author :
Erwin James served 20 years of a life sentence before his release in August 2004. In prison he took a degree course with the Open University, majoring in history, and graduated in 1994. His first article for a national newspaper, the Independent, appeared in 1994. He won first prize in the annual Koestler awards for prose in 1995. His first article in the Guardian appeared in 1998 and he began writing a regular column, entitled 'A Life Inside', in the Guardian in 2000. A collection of his columns, A Life Inside, a Prisoner's Notebook, was published by Atlantic Booksin 2003. A follow-up, The Home Stretch, From Prison to Parole, was published in April 2005.

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"'What does it say about a man who has done almost twenty years in prison that his writing should be marked by such humanity, compassion and wisdom? Never pleading for himself or pitching for our pity, Erwin James's account of life inside is fascinating not just for its portrait of a harsh and secret world but because in the author we are introduced to a man of rare self-awareness, strength and intelligence.' Ronan Bennett 'Compelling and intelligent prose on life inside' Barbara Amiel, Daily Telegraph 'Like many readers of the Guardian I have been fascinated by your diary... you do a remarkable job of capturing the immense difficulties of long-term Imprisonment and the terrible uncertainty facing lifers' Martin Narey, Director General, HM Prison Service, letter to author"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781843544388
  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Guardian Books
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Weight: 188 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1843544385
  • Publisher Date: 14 Apr 2005
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Width: 130 mm


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