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Jimmy Boyle entered the world of crime as a youth. In 1967, he was given a life sentence for murder, a crime he didn’t commit. Clashes with authorities and solitary confinement ensued. But, in 1973, Jimmy was one of the first offenders to participate in a rehabilitation program that included art therapy, which awakened a major creative talent. After his parole in 1982, Jimmy became an acclaimed artist and one of Scotland's most reformed criminals.
"There have been many fictional versions of gangland Glasgow, but this is the real thing. Boyle's description of how he took the first steps to becoming the hard man of the streets is riveting and disturbing . . . Sadly, the public, the media and too many politicians still have not got the message that prison generally does not work. They should read this book." —The List
"This book changed my life" —Shane Meadows
"Prepare to be blown away." —Irvine Welsh
"This book changed my life" —Shane Meadows
"Prepare to be blown away." —Irvine Welsh
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- PublisherEbury Press
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1785033034
- ISBN 13 9781785033032
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The bestselling classic of gangs, prisons and redemptionForeword by Irvine Welsh'My life sentence had actually started the day I left my mother's womb.'Jimmy Boyle grew up in Glasgow's Gorbals. All around him the world was drinking, fighting and thieving. To survive, he too had to fight and steal. Kids' gangs led to trouble with the police. Approved schools led to Borstal, and Jimmy was on his way to a career in crime.By his twenties he was a hardened villain, sleeping with prostitutes, running shebeens and money-lending rackets. Then they nailed him for murder. The sentence was life - the brutal, degrading eternity of a broken spirit in the prisons of Peterhead and Inverness. Thankfully, Jimmy was able to turn his life around inside the prison walls and eventually released on parole.A Sense of Freedom is a searing indictment of a society that uses prison bars and brutality to destroy a man's humanity and at the same time an outstanding testament to one man's ability to survive, to find a new life, a new creativity, and a new alternative. A Sense of Freedom is a searing indictment of a society that uses prison bars and brutality to destroy a man's humanity and at the same time an outstanding testament to one man's ability to survive, to find a new life, a new creativity, and a new alternative. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781785033032
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