The Angel with Burnt Wings

by Scarlett Jensen

About this story Nothing could be a more true reflection of shackled lives behind the media's publicity-seeking headlines that strike a whole country from time to time. Remember the gripping stories of the "downfall of a golden girl, sex web, shackles and shame, gangster's moll, Bonnie and Clyde - like story, heartache of a fallen girl, the soul of a robber child, burning passion and devotion to a dominant lover and bad kids"! This is a story of a downfall and victory that each of us should read. It could happen to anyone of us. Parents open your senses and hear the cries of your child in obscurity.

168 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 21, 2013

Reviews

[Kerry Reis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book about Alice's life from her dark childhood that led to her short period of crime to prison where she found the path to redemption, only this is not a biography of details. Instead, this is a personal and philosophical rant on what led Alice to her personal downfall and prison and how she found redemption in prison. Alice is not a real person, but the reader is informed that her experiences are based on real life experiences of women in prison that the author met and researched. However, this lack of detail is ultimately what is lacking in this book. The focus is on internal character and emotional growth, not on the external experiences that built and molded this perception. Alice tells the reader that she was abused as a child, but she does not tell us how or truly by whom. Only two individuals in her life are given names in this work - Beau, the domineering boyfriend who guided her into the crime spree that sent her to prison, and Honey, the woman who has become Alice's life partner after Alice acknowledges her own homosexuality. Basically, this is a long sermon on what Alice did and thought that sent her into the black hole of despair and what group psychotherapy and God's forgiveness did to bring her redemption and the true path to lead her life after her release from prison. References to Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", the fairy tale of Snow White, Mary K. Baxter's "Divine Revelation of Hell", Bible passages and several classical poets are liberally cited and compared to Alice's original failures and personal salvation. This is mainly a lecture with barely a story behind it for support.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alice was a young girl with an open future. However, due to abuse and circumstances her self-esteem disappeared. Seeking love and acceptance, she fell into the wrong crowd and wound up in jail. This is the story of how Alice became the woman she is today and how she finally tried to find love and acceptance within her own heart.

This is a novel. The author declares that it is based off of Alice from Wonderland and even alludes to this character occasionally in the story. However, from the beginning the author explains in detail how she interviewed real life women in jail and learned their life stories. The author’s goal is to tell their story by creating the fictional Alice. Written like a memoir, Alice recounts her days from the childhood abuse to the crime spree and eventually finding God through the help of therapy. This is a very profound book, focused more on life lessons than a normal flow of a novel.

Notes:
The author provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This review was originally posted on the Ariesgrl Book Reviews website.

[Scarlett Jensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

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