Hard Time: A Brit in America’s Toughest Jail
Review by Billy Little – HMP Bullingdon. After leaving England to pursue a career in America on the stock market, Shaun Attwood achieved his dream and made his first million, but the nightmare was about to begin. One minute Shaun was at home reading stock quotes on his computerscreen, the next his front door was off its hinges and he was in handcuffs and confusion. … Shaun Attwood is no Ed Bunker (author of Mr Blue), but he does manage to capture and convey every emotion, smell and sound necessary for the reader to comprehend his plight and environment. It’s a place where you don’t want to be, surrounded by people that you don’t want to be with. A fast-paced look at life inside a prison that dismisses some stereotypes but reinforces others.
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