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A Prayer Before Dawn

A Nightmare in Thailand

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A Prayer Before Dawn

By: Billy Moore
Narrated by: Rupert Farley
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A Prayer Before Dawn is the true story of one man's fight to survive inside Klong Prem prison, the notorious Bangkok Hilton. Billy Moore traveled to Thailand to escape a life of drug addiction and alcoholism. He managed to overcome his inner demons for a time but relapsed after trying ya ba, a highly addictive form of methamphetamine. Moore's life quickly descended into chaos, drug dealing, and violence until he was eventually arrested and imprisoned in Klong Prem, a place where life has no value.

A Prayer Before Dawn is no ordinary prison memoir; it's the story of one man's struggle to survive in one of the world's toughest prisons. It's also a story of redemption in the most unlikely of places.

©2014 Billy Moore (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc. True Crime Scary Thought-Provoking Survival
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Thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. It grips you straight away and you want to keep listening

Brilliant

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Gritty, real, disturbing at times, but surprisingly humorous in places definitely worthy of a read

Read Worthy

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Tough to listen to in parts due to the narrators ever-changing/poor “scouse” accent but once you get past it, the story itself is great!

Great book, poor accent

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Good story, well told. There are many accounts of a life on the fringes of society, This is not any new kind of revelation BUT it is informative and very well told, captivating voice talent and charming nuggets of detail about a life of prison and abuse; mental, chemical and physical

Great insight into someone’s life

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Learnt of this man via a podcast. This book is really well written and performed. Some bits missed off though that was on the podcast.

My favourite audiobook

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