Orange is the New Black, by Piper Kerman, 298 pages
The subtitle for this book is "My year in a women's prison." I found this a fascinating read, and I usually hate those "my year doing a thing" books. Piper made some bad choices after college- mainly the one time she smuggled a large amount of drug money past airport customs. But after ten years pass by, she is indicted for that one big mistake and sentenced to over a year in prison. This comes as a shock to Piper, her fiancee, and begins her long journey of self-realization and education about the US prison system. Pretty good, as far as memoirs go.

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