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Mother California: A Story of Redemption Behind Bars
In 1980, Kenneth Hartman murdered a homeless man in a Los Angeles park after a drug-fueled binge. Sentenced to life without parole by the state of California, Hartman was soon considered a potent force by the system’s most brutal convicts. To the hellish chaos of a maximum-security prison he brought his own limitless propensity for violence—he often spent months at a time...more
Hardcover, 208 pages
Published
November 3rd 2009
by Atlas
(first published October 5th 2009)
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A book I would never have picked up, but it was recommended by an independent book store owner - http://www.rjjulia.com/. The author is in California prison for life without parole. It is a very interesting story about who he was then and who he is now and how redemption comes in the most unexpected ways. Also, it provides interesting insight into the prison system. Short read and extremely well-written.
Can one mistake...or choice...ruin your life as you know it? Yes. Is it possible to change even though there will be very ,limited reward in the end? Yes. Mr. Hartman is a prime example. Give him a chance and read his story.
Powerful memoir; really well written.
one of my top 20 favorite reads!
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Prison memoirs are not my thing, but Kenneth Hartman's slim but potent life story takes you out of your day to day life and places you directly in his shoes. Not only is it a fascinating glimpse of life as a prisoner for life without parole, but it's also a hopeful book. Despite everything, Hartman wishes for a better life and strives to be happy and find peace. One finishes the book with a radically different perspective on the American prison system.
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