{"product_id":"out-of-orange-a-memoir-9780062376145","title":"Out of Orange: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe real-life Alex Vause from the critically acclaimed, top-rated Netflix show \u003cem\u003eOrange Is the New Black\u003c\/em\u003e tells her story in her own words for the first time--a powerful, surprising memoir about crime and punishment, friendship and marriage, and a life caught in the ruinous drug trade and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans nationwide have fallen in love with \u003cem\u003eOrange Is the New Black\u003c\/em\u003e, the critically acclaimed and wildly popular Netflix show based on Piper Kerman's sensational #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller. Now, Catherine Cleary Wolters--the inspiration for Alex Vause, Piper's ex-girlfriend, friend, and sometimes-romantic partner on the show--tells her true story, offering details and insights that fill in the blanks, set the record straight, and answer common fan questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn insightful, frustrating, heartbreaking, and uplifting analysis of crime and punishment in our times, \u003cem\u003eOut of Orange\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate look at international drug crime--a seemingly glamorous lifestyle that dazzles unsuspecting young women and eventually leads them to the seedy world of prison. Told by a woman originally thrust into the spotlight without her permission--Wolters learned about Piper's memoir in the media--\u003cem\u003eOut of Orange\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles Wolter's time in the drug trade, her incarceration, her friendships and acquaintances with odd cellmates, her two marriages, and her complicated relationship with Piper. But Wolters is not solely defined by her past; she also reflects on her life and the person she is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with colorful characters, fascinating tales, painful sobering lessons, and hard-earned wisdom, \u003cem\u003eOut of Orange\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to be provocative, entertaining, and ultimately inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWolters, Cleary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCleary Wolters is the real-life inspiration for the character Nora Jansen in Piper Kerman's memoir and Alex Vause in the Netflix series \u003cem\u003eOrange Is the New Black\u003c\/em\u003e. Piper spent thirteen months in a Danbury, Connecticut, minimum-security prison beginning in 2004. Cleary, meanwhile, was charged with conspiracy to import heroin and served almost six years in a Dublin, California, prison before being paroled in 2008. Cleary has written poetry, fiction, and screenplays, the bulk of which were written during her prison sentence. This is her first memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491464843538,"sku":"9780062376145","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_11686313-7c09-4d01-a228-9675fcef1605.jpg?v=1730541177","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/out-of-orange-a-memoir-9780062376145","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}