Life Inside - The Hard Reality of Prison and What It Takes To Survive

About the author

Linda Calvey has served eighteen years behind bars, making her one of Britain's longest-serving female prisoners. She moved to fourteen different prisons, doing time with Rose West and Myra Hindley.

Since her release, Linda has become a full-time author.

Summary

"A gripping and powerful account of what prison is like and what it takes to make it through... Make sure you read it." Kimberley Chambers

Widely known in the criminal underworld as the 'Black Widow', Linda Calvey spent the first half of her life in league with the UK's top gangsters, robbing banks and rubbing shoulders with the Kray twins. That is, until her lover Ronnie crook was murdered at point-blank, and she was falsely convicted for murder.

Having spent decades behind bar, Linda is now Britain's longest serving female prisoner. Detailing the systems, characters and rules of prison life, as well as her run ins with notorious criminals Charles Bronson, Myra Hindley and Rose West, this is her story of life inside, and how she learnt to survive.

Featuring stories of fights, dodgy dealings and what happens when a screw gets taken hostage, this is a gritty and eye-opening look at prison life from a woman who has seen it all.

"It will change your perception of life inside and the courage it takes to survive it... A must-read book." Bobby Cummines, OBE

Foreword

A chilling look into the brutality of life behind bars and what it's like to be locked away with some of the world's most dangerous criminals.

Product details

• Authors: Linda Calvey
• Publisher: Headline Book
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781802795950
• ISBN: 978-1-80279-595-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 230 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; England, True Crime, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, TRUE CRIME / General, Memoirs, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs