{"product_id":"9781785033032-a-sense-of-freedom","title":"A Sense of Freedom","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Sense of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing indictment of a society that uses prison bars and brutality to destroy a man's humanity and at the same time an outstanding testament to one man's ability to survive, to find a new life, a new creativity, and a new alternative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Irvine Welsh \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'My life sentence had actually started the day I left my mother's womb.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Boyle grew up in Glasgow’s Gorbals. All around him the world was drinking, fighting and thieving. To survive, he too had to fight and steal… Kids’ gangs led to trouble with the police. Approved schools led to Borstal, and Jimmy was on his way to a career in crime. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy his twenties he was a hardened villain, sleeping with prostitutes, running \u003ci\u003eshebeens\u003c\/i\u003e and money-lending rackets. Then they nailed him for murder. The sentence was life – the brutal, degrading eternity of a broken spirit in the prisons of Peterhead and Inverness. Thankfully, Jimmy was able to turn his life around inside the prison walls and eventually released on parole. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Sense of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing indictment of a society that uses prison bars and brutality to destroy a man's humanity and at the same time an outstanding testament to one man's ability to survive, to find a new life, a new creativity, and a new alternative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451581444470,"sku":"9781785033032","price":25.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32378363.jpg?v=1760463096","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781785033032-a-sense-of-freedom","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}