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Free Cyntoia

My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System

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 NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Biography/Autobiography

In her own words, Cyntoia Brown-Long shares the riveting and redemptive story of how she changed her life for the better while in prison, finding hope through faith after a traumatic adolescence of drug addiction, rape, and sex trafficking led to a murder conviction.

“Those...years in prison hadn’t just turned me into woman. They transformed me. The girl who desperately wanted to belong, who felt powerless, who clawed, and scratched her way out of every corner she was backed into, was gone.”

At the age of sixteen, Cyntoia Brown, a survivor of human trafficking, was arrested for killing a man who had picked her up for sex. Two years later, she was sentenced to life in prison.

Brown reflects on the isolation, low self-esteem, and sense of alienation that drove her straight into the hands of a predator. Once in prison, she attempts to build a positive path and honor the values her beloved adoptive mother, Ellenette, taught her, but Cyntoia succumbs to harmful influences that drive her to a cycle of progress and setbacks. Then, a fateful meeting with a prison educator turned mentor offers Cyntoia the opportunity to make the pivotal decision to strive for a better future, even if she’s never freed.

In these pages, Cyntoia shares the details of her transformation, including a profound encounter with God, an unlikely romance, an unprecedented outpouring of support from social media advocates and A-list celebrities, and her release from prison. A coming-of-age memoir set against the shocking backdrop of a life behind bars, Free Cyntoia takes you on a spiritual journey as Cyntoia struggles to overcome a lifetime of feeling ostracized and abandoned by society. Activists Christianity Politics & Activism Inspiring
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Loved it. Brilliant must read book. Captivating and triumphant!!! Sad also but so inspiring

Amazing

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Loved it didn't want it to end, Cyntoia is such an inspirational young woman.

One of the best books I've read

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I bought this book after watching the documentary. I was hesitant to buy it, given that I had watched the documentary and didn’t know what it would add. Am I glad I did go ahead. Hearing the detail, the emotion and the story from the author added so much to this account. I read a lot of memoirs and this one ranks up there at the top. I loved the raw honesty. Narrated beautifully. Story flowed smoothly. I wish the author all the best in her life. Thank you for this book.

Incredibly inspiring

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Thank you Cyntoia, I have seen the Lords
Love, mercy and goodness through your story. ❤️

My heart broke and was put back together

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Just an excellent, excellent book, well told and with a wonderfully inspiring message. Recommended. Initially I didn’t quite get into it and left it languishing in my audible library for months, but I’m so glad I revisited it. Cyntoia reads with such candour and warmth and it was great to hear the story directly from her, rather than a hired narrator.

Excellent

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