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Locked Up and Lost
Can one person…One voice…really make a difference?
They say, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Whoever they are was right! As an author known for her colorful descriptions and vivid imagination, even Trin Denise could not make this stuff up.
“Locked Up and Lost” follows the daily diary of a female inmate inside the Carrollton, Georgia county jail. It details a place of deplorable and inhumane conditions made worse by a few uncaring guards, and a locally-broken justice system that is ran like a concentration camp. Where the goal seems to be more about degradation and making money than helping rehabilitate its citizens, from murder, to hired hits, to armed robbery, to Meth distribution, to “Gay for the stay,” it’s all included.
What sets this story apart from others is that the inmate in question is none other than the author herself. Never one to shy away from her ongoing battle with alcoholism and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder along with a troubled past filled with inconceivable abuse and violence, Trin openly shares how these issues, left untreated, finally brought her to the brink of despair and ultimately salvation.
For some alcoholics and addicts, it takes losing everything and everyone they love before truly seeking help that is everlasting. This inspiring story chronicles the good, the bad, and the ugliness behind bars. Trin, pulling no punches, takes you on a journey of recovery and healing, a true testament that “Where there is life, there is hope, and that “Faith without works is dead,” and that the worst of us has some good buried within.
Sometimes one has to lose their freedom in order to be set free!
They say, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Whoever they are was right! As an author known for her colorful descriptions and vivid imagination, even Trin Denise could not make this stuff up.
“Locked Up and Lost” follows the daily diary of a female inmate inside the Carrollton, Georgia county jail. It details a place of deplorable and inhumane conditions made worse by a few uncaring guards, and a locally-broken justice system that is ran like a concentration camp. Where the goal seems to be more about degradation and making money than helping rehabilitate its citizens, from murder, to hired hits, to armed robbery, to Meth distribution, to “Gay for the stay,” it’s all included.
What sets this story apart from others is that the inmate in question is none other than the author herself. Never one to shy away from her ongoing battle with alcoholism and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder along with a troubled past filled with inconceivable abuse and violence, Trin openly shares how these issues, left untreated, finally brought her to the brink of despair and ultimately salvation.
For some alcoholics and addicts, it takes losing everything and everyone they love before truly seeking help that is everlasting. This inspiring story chronicles the good, the bad, and the ugliness behind bars. Trin, pulling no punches, takes you on a journey of recovery and healing, a true testament that “Where there is life, there is hope, and that “Faith without works is dead,” and that the worst of us has some good buried within.
Sometimes one has to lose their freedom in order to be set free!
- GenresMystery
129 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 17, 2015
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July 27, 2017
Just ok! was not terrible but the author should have taken the time to explain the plot then this would have given the story more creative juice..then there was the husband who did not look good to the readers,he came off as a mean-spirited and horrible person.. so my question to the author is 'why?'
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Just ok..wasn't terrible,the author could have written a better storyline/plot..why was the husband portrayed like a real mean,nasty and horrible person..conflicted with the whole storyline
Merged review:
Just ok..wasn't terrible,the author could have written a better storyline/plot..why was the husband portrayed like a real mean,nasty and horrible person..conflicted with the whole storyline
June 9, 2016
Great Book!
I loved the fast-paced feel of Run. I am a firm believer of love at first sight, and I think it was depicted well in this novel. I loved it, and I can't wait for more by this author.
I loved the fast-paced feel of Run. I am a firm believer of love at first sight, and I think it was depicted well in this novel. I loved it, and I can't wait for more by this author.
May 27, 2015
For a new author, this was a fantastic read, Ms Adams-Wright kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire book, I have given her 5 stars, because I couldn't give her any more.
I can highly recommend this book to all genders because it grabs your attention from start to finish, never mind it being geared towards a certain audience, I LOVED it.
I can't wait to read her next one and it can't come soon enough :)
Well done Ms Adams-Wright, you should be very proud of yourself.
I can highly recommend this book to all genders because it grabs your attention from start to finish, never mind it being geared towards a certain audience, I LOVED it.
I can't wait to read her next one and it can't come soon enough :)
Well done Ms Adams-Wright, you should be very proud of yourself.
December 26, 2017
It could have been an interesting and enlightening book, but the editing and proofreading is so bad it is not worth trying.
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