{"product_id":"couldnt-keep-it-to-myself-testimonies-from-our-imprisoned-sisters-9780060595371","title":"Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a stunning work of insight and hope, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Wally Lamb once again reveals his unmatched talent for finding humanity in the lost and lonely and celebrates the transforming power of the written word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor several years, Lamb has taught writing to a group of women prisoners at York Correctional Institution in Connecticut. In this unforgettable collection, the women of York describe in their own words how they were imprisoned by abuse, rejection, and their own self-destructive impulses long before they entered the criminal justice system. Yet these are powerful stories of hope and healing, told by writers who have left victimhood behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his moving introduction, Lamb describes the incredible journey of expression and self-awareness the women took through their writing and shares how they challenged him as a teacher and as a fellow author. \u003cem\u003eCouldn't Keep It to Myself\u003c\/em\u003e is a true testament to the process of finding oneself and working toward a better day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLamb, Wally:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWally Lamb\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of five \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling novels: \u003cem\u003eShe's Come Undone, I Know This Much Is True, The Hour I First Believed, Wishin' and Hopin', \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWe Are Water\u003c\/em\u003e. His first two works of fiction, \u003cem\u003eShe's Come Undone \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eI Know This Much Is True\u003c\/em\u003e, were both #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestsellers and selections of Oprah's Book Club. Lamb edited \u003cem\u003eCouldn't Keep It to Myself\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI'll Fly Away\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eYou Don't Know Me\u003c\/em\u003e, three volumes of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution, a women's prison in Connecticut, where he has been a volunteer facilitator for two decades. He lives in Connecticut and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555916157202,"sku":"9780060595371","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86c7e301-0753-4f01-8737-e571f6811b2a.jpg?v=1731744702","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/couldnt-keep-it-to-myself-testimonies-from-our-imprisoned-sisters-9780060595371","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}