This book is a continuation of Lamb's 2002 compilation of woman's' writing from the York Correctional Institution (i.e., Jail) entitled Couldn't Keep it to Ourselves. While I enjoyed the original book for its honesty and the stories around how women got into situations that ended with their committing crimes, this follow-up was disappointing.After a multi-page forward about the political troubles at the York jail, the book has about a dozen women's' short essays and poems with no discernible theme. While I'm sure the writing was therapeutic for the prisoners and their teachers, it's less than inspirational for the reader.
I'm ready for Lamb's next novel already. Which he promises is coming.
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