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Breakfast at Bronzefield
- Narrated by: Karla Simone Spence
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
HMP Bronzefield, the UK’s largest women’s prison: notorious for bent screws and drugs: but what’s the truth behind the headlines?
Forced into signing an NDA when she arrived there on remand, former public schoolgirl Sophie risked extra time on her sentence by documenting her experiences of life inside. Backed up by recent research and statistics, Breakfast at Bronzefield offers a powerful glimpse into a world few see: riots; unethical medical prescribing; and prison barons - key figures behind prostitution and drug-smuggling. In a world where anything goes and being rehabilitated simply means saying ‘sorry’ right up until you’re released, how will Sophie cope on the outside, where she is expected to play by different rules? Will she succeed in creating the life she wants? Or, like most prisoners, will she end up back where she started?
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"Powerfully written.... You give me hope." (Dame Sally Coates)
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- Anastacia
- 26-08-23
Good listen, however
I did enjoy this book. it was very interesting to hear about the daily life inside the prison.
however I found the author to be unlikeable, she seemed to have an extremely large chip on her shoulder and a poor me attitude. I think maybe the book could of been improved by explaining about the reason she was imprisoned in the first place .
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- KerryCake
- 09-05-21
Great Story Bland Narrator
So vey disappointed
Really struggled to finish this, Narrator has no personality, such a shame!
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- Donna Sewrey
- 28-04-24
Boring and arrogant
The author does not disclose or discuss much of why she was in prison and what she did all she talks about is how she can do this, is educated and what needs to change really boring couldn’t wait to finish
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- Kindle Customer
- 22-10-23
Prison Story
There is a social and political undertone in this story that the author rightly brings to the fore on numerous occasions. What let's it down is repetitive 'get pissed off with a Prison officer, assault them, end up in seg....' narrative which while true gets boring after a while.
If you liked this I would recommend Ted Conovers book NewJack.
If you are passionate about the Criminal justice system and prison reform Breakfast at Bronzefield is the book for you.
If not maybe this isn't the book for you.
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- jay crawford
- 18-11-23
Rubbish
The prisoner seems to forget that she is a prisoner. She contradicts herself throughout the book, and if I hear she has a university degree again, I swear I will scream it’s just rubbish rubbish rubbish don’t read it buy something else.
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- penname
- 08-02-21
Honest, a lot of work gone into writing this book.
although the author didn't go into much detail about her offence she gave an eye opening and very gritty account of the horrendous life in prisons today. I am horrified at the corruption and the inhuman way, that these women are treated. most of them have had difficult lives from childhood and taken wrong turns and despite the fact that many of them want to be rehabilitated, housed, and employed is it seems they are not given the chance from reading this.
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