Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman

Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman- 298 pgs.

This book is getting a lot of buzz right now because of the TV show based off it airing on Netflix.  Because of that and a recommendation by a friend, I decided to give it a shot.  During an adventurous time in her life, Piper Kerman became tangled with a woman who involved Kerman in the drug world.  After delivering a large amount of cash for a drug payment, Kerman got scared and left the world of drugs  and started to live a normal life. Or so she thought.  10 years later, she was arrested and sentenced to a year in federal prison.  She learned a lot about herself and others during this stay.  This was a fast and enjoyable read.  It is a very good example of how your past can come back to haunt you.

Orange is the New Black, by Piper Kerman

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.