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41) My sister Dilly
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"Hoping to atone for failing her sister Dilly, Hannah leaves her California life behind to return to the Illinois farm of her youth. Had Hannah only known the toll that caring for a daughter with cerebral palsy was taking on her younger sister, she might have been able to prevent the shocking acts that sent Dilly to prison. But as she takes her sister home and tries to shield her from the hatred of unforgiving hearts, Hannah is shocked to learn that...
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A groundbreaking work of reportage on the hidden consequences of America's prison boom
Life On the Outside tells the story of Elaine Bartlett, who spent sixteen-years in Bedford Hills prison for selling cocaine- a first offense under New York's harsh Rockefeller drug laws. The book opens on the morning of January 26, 2000, when she is set free, having received clemency from the governor. At forty-two, Elaine has virtually nothing: no money, no...
43) Afterburn
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Colin Harrison impresses critics and readers alike with his captivating blend of rich characterizations and masterful plot twists. Afterburn is an ambitious thriller in which the volatile business of organized crime and the high-stakes world of international commerce collide. Charlie Ravich survives brutal torture as a POW in Vietnam and becomes a millionaire player in global finance.
But as he gets older, he fears his survival may be for nothing....
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"Inés is released after fifteen years in prison for murdering Charo, the lover of her ex-husband. Her life has changed, but so has the society with the progress of feminism, the laws for equal marriage and abortion, and the use of inclusive language. Now Inés, a traditional housewife for whom motherhood was not a happy experience, understands that she must be practical and that has to adapt. Even if it costs her. She associates with La Manca, the...
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Ex-cons Ellie, Hannah, Shoo, and Josie have done their time. Now they just want to disappear to Barbados with the money they had stolen from Ellie's gangster husband, Roy. When a twist of fate leaves them without passports, they flee to a remote village in Scotland where they buy a run-down hotel.
46) The Real McCoy
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A reformed master cat burgler (Basinger) is blackmailed into doing one last job with an eager but inept partner-in-crime (Kilmer).
47) Divine secrets
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Joanna Pepperdine has decided to host an open house at her place to give the Divine, Kansas locals a chance to meet not only her, but also the residents of the halfway house she's opened for former female convicts. Despite her fears the event will blow up in her face, it goes off without a hitch ... until one of the guests finds a wallet, belonging to a local man who is missing. Soon after, the missing man's body is found near the farm, which leads...
48) Divine blindside
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"Despite being blindsided by a stranger who threatens to expose her past and take everything from her, Jo Pepperdine must help clear the name of one of the Second Chance residents after she becomes a prime suspect in a co-worker's murder"--Back cover.
50) No te olvidaré
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"Después de pasar cinco años en la cárcel por el trágico error que costó la vida de su gran amor Scott, Kenna Rowan regresa a casa con un único deseo: abrazar a su hija Diem, de cuatro años, que vive con los padres de Scott y a la que no ha visto desde que nació. La única persona que no le ha cerrado la puerta por completo es Ledger Ward, dueño del bar local y uno de los pocos vínculos que le quedan con Diem. Pero ella sabe que si alguien...
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Through oral histories, interviews, embedded observation, and research, the daily struggles of women returning to life after incarceration and concrete solutions to the seemingly hopeless issue. At the end of 2019 in the United States, women comprised the fastest growing population within the criminal justice system. Despite this fact, their journey through this system has not received extensive attention; it is only beginning to be documented. As...
56) Who's that girl
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Four years in the slammer for a crime she didn't commit haven't dampened Nikki Finn's spirits, nor her determination. The spunky parolee sets out to clear her name and sets the Big Apple spinning. An uptight engaged attorney encounters life-changing wild times when his straight-and-narrow path leads him to zany Nikki and zanier escapades.
57) C.R.E.A.M
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Rebuilding her life after being convicted for refusing to testify against her drug-dealer boyfriend, Karima Thomas enlists the aid of her politically savvy aunt, but when Karima is set up for murder, she returns to the tough streets of Philadelphia to clear her name.
58) Bad scene
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"When PI and ex-con, Colleen Hayes, learns that a local neo-Nazi group are talking about shooting the mayor, she thinks it's just another rumor -- until her source, a humble street newspaper vendor, winds up in SF General, beaten to a pulp. To add to her grief, she discovers that her runaway daughter, Pamela, might have joined a shadowy religious group, building a church in South America near a volcano that is about to erupt. Death is the path to...
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After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter's life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn't closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the...