(pb; 2010, 2011, 2013: nonfiction/memoir)
From the back cover:
"With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years before. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187-424 - one of the millions of people who disappear 'down the rabbit hole' of the American penal system. From her first strip search to her final release, Kerman learns to navigate this strange world with its strictly enforced codes of behavior and arbitrary rules. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with small tokens of generosity, hard words of wisdom, and simple acts of acceptance. Heartbreaking, hilarious, and at times enraging, Kerman's story offers a rare look into the lives of women in prison - why it is we lock so many away and what happens to them when they're there."
Review:
Good, interesting, waste-no-words and sometimes surprising - in pleasant ways - book. There's plenty of heart and humor in this down-to-earth, non-flashy read. Check it out.
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Orange debuted as a Netflix series on July 11, 2013. The show, which is scheduled for a second season in 2014, was created by Jenji Kohan (who also created the Showtime/cable show Weeds).
Taylor Schilling plays Piper Chapman (fictional stand-in for author Piper Kerman). Laura Prepon plays Alex Vause. Jason Biggs plays Larry Bloom. Natasha Lyonne, who co-starred with Biggs in the original American Pie trilogy, plays Nicky Nichols.
Danielle Brooks plays Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson. Kate Mulgrew plays Galina 'Red' Reznkov. Taryn Manning plays Tiffany 'Pennastucky' Doggett. Michelle Hurst plays Miss Claudette Pelage.
Michael Harney plays Sam Healy. Pablo Schreiber plays George 'Pornstache' Mendez.
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