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The Many Lives of Mama Love
- A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing and Healing
- Narrated by: Lara Love Hardin
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
The Many Lives of Mama Love is the astonishing tale of Lara's descent from middle class soccer mum with an enviable lifestyle, beautiful home and family to an opiate addict and identity thief. Convicted of 32 felonies, her children are taken away and she is placed in a local jail.
In this strange and frightening new world, she has to get grips with life behind bars. Lara becomes known in prison as Mama Love. She helps the women around her get to grips with their own troubles, writes letters for them, acts as an advocate, and comforts them in their darkest moments. Soon she climbs the jailhouse social ladder to become 'the shot caller' showing that jailhouse politics and PTA politics are not that different.
Through her incarceration, Lara reveals a world where makeshift furniture is made from tampon boxes and snicker bars are currency, a world of brutal corruption and abuse, and of surprising humanity and tenderness.
Her story gives us a rare glimpse into the lives of the women in jail she spent time with and the very real challenges they, and she, faced trying to make it out of prison, regain custody of their children and start life afresh.
Critic reviews
'Lara Love Hardin shares compelling and important truths in her beautifully told personal story.' PIPER KERMAN, author of the no. 1 New York Times bestseller Orange is the New Black
'Thrilling, funny, heartbreaking and moving. I'll return to this book when I need to be reminded of the power of the human spirit.' DAVID SHEFF, author of the no. 1 New York Times bestseller Beautiful Boy
'Compelling and timely.' BRYAN STEVENSON, author of the New York Times bestseller Just Mercy
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- Jøsie
- 11-02-24
Fantastic!!!
Tells such a compelling and beautiful story about growth, hardship and family. 10/10 I would listen 100 times again.
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- Skipper
- 30-03-24
Breathtaking
Tragic, hopeful, life affirming. I loved every second of this book. Lara Love is an inspiration and a beautiful soul. I can’t wait for the next one. ❤️
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- J. Dixon
- 21-12-23
Totally engrossing, a fantastic read
Extremely well written. This personal account of addiction and then redemption was completely in put downable. Fantastic storytelling from an extremely interesting person.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-10-23
Empowering
A book about overcoming the hardships of life, perseverance and hope. It’s a good listen.
I just hope Lara realises now she has been put thru a God sent lifelesson and fulfilled her destiny by writing so many lifechanging books. Now she can live happily ever after. At least, i hope she does.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-03-24
Truth
Loved the lessons the honesty the gift of hope , the message is simple , we are all human , we all make mistakes we can change
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-02-24
Brilliant and inspiring memoir
Couldn’t put it down- well written, the author really takes you by the hand into the depths of this incredible story
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