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Sweet Hell on Fire
- A Memoir of The Prison I Worked in And the Prison I Lived In
- Narrated by: Susan Marlowe
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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"A gritty, raw, and engrossing voice." (Publishers Weekly)
I was a bad mother, a bad daughter, a bad wife, a bad friend. Boozed out and tired, with no dreams and no future. But I was a good officer.
Sara Lunsford helped cage the worst of the worst, from serial killers to sex criminals. At the end of every day, when she walked out the prison gate, she had to try to shed the horrors she witnessed. But the darkness invaded every part of her life, no matter how much she tried to immerse herself in a liquor bottle. She couldn't hide from the things that hurt her, the things that made her bleed, and the things that still rise up in the dark and choke her.
With a magnetic, raw voice that you won't soon forget, Sweet Hell on Fire grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go. It's a hardscrabble climb from rock bottom to the new ground of a woman who understands the meaning of sacrifice, the joy of redemption, and the quiet haven to be found in hope.
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- Deedra
- 10-01-20
Sweet Hell on Fire
This is an excellent book.I knew reading it would bring on memories of things in my life that I did not understand.The child of a police officer who drank and beat his kids and wives,I wanted some insight as to why.She mentions others doing these things. Ms Lunsford was a tough woman with tough choices.We could have been siblings the way she describes her mother! She is an unwed mother at 19( check!) Gets a job at a prison in a prison town (kind of check) but she turned to booze and sex ,we differ here.She watches horrible things go down at her job.She loses her husband ,but he is always there to pick her up,she hangs at bars,she fights and she finally gets clean.It is a heartwrenching story,full of little joys and learning moments. Susan Marlowe was a wonderful narrator.She put a lot into this book! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- Helen
- 09-08-19
amazing book
I was a bad mother, a bad daughter, a bad wife, a bad friend. Boozed out and tired, with no dreams and no future. But I was a good officer.
helped cage the worst of the worst, from serial killers to sex criminals. amazing book
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- Linda
- 03-12-19
A journey into the unimaginable
The authors portrayal of working in a State prison is absorbing was absorbing and gritty and very frank. I can only admire such a strong woman.
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- Jacky
- 13-07-20
Brilliant well written and poignant book
Well written and narrated book, so heartfelt, and emotional it must have been hard to write bringing your life onro paper absolutely brilliant
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- Jade
- 24-10-20
A different style of book
I loved it, it gave a real insight as to the job itself and how it affected daily life too.
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