{"product_id":"the-story-within-us-9780252078675","title":"The Story Within Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring the reading experiences of incarcerated women\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful addition to prison literature that will interest scholars of feminist criminology, prison studies, English, women's studies, sociology, and ethnic studies. While other anthologies feature the narratives of incarcerated women, this book is unique in that it includes rich narratives in which women describe what reading and books mean to them.\"--Jodie Michelle Lawston, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eRazor Wire Women: Prisoners, Activists, Scholars, and Artists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Megan Sweeney's \u003ci\u003eThe Story Within Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a prime example of the rich evidence of reading for which many historians would be tempted to trade their nearest and dearest… These narratives show that women prisoners do not digest approved reading materials uncritically but use such literature as a coping mechanism \u003ci\u003eon their own terms\u003c\/i\u003e.--\u003ci\u003eSHARP News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Riveting and poignant, the voices of these incarcerated women speak to the value of promoting autobiographical reflections and of reading as a therapeutic and community-building resource in prisons and society at large. A stimulating cry for social and familial change.\"--Patricia E. O'Connor, author of \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of Crime: Narratives of Prisoners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Megan Sweeney's \u003ci\u003eThe Story Within Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a prime example of the rich evidence of reading for which many historians would be tempted to trade their nearest and dearest. . . . These narratives show that women prisoners do not digest approved reading materials uncritically but use such literature as a coping mechanism \u003ci\u003eon their own terms\u003c\/i\u003e.--\u003ci\u003eSHARP News\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036844130647,"sku":"9780252078675","price":28.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252078675.jpg?v=1750932731","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-story-within-us-9780252078675","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}