9781847177445

The Joy

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ISBN13: 9781847177445

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One man's story of life in The Joy -- compulsive, chilling and frank. A no-holds-barred account of a criminal's time in the notorious Dublin prison, as revealed to journalist Paul Howard. This extraordinary life story tells it all.The desperate lifestyle of a junkie; bullying and savage beatings among the prisoners; ingenious drug-smuggling ploys; the despairing cry for help of a failed suicide attempt. But alongside the pain there is humour -- from the hilarity of World Cup celebrations to the distraction of a beautiful aerobics teacher, from bingeing on altar wine to the shortest-ever "hunger strike".The first ever glimpse of Mountjoy Prison -- from the inside. Illustrated with black & white photographs. With a new introduction by the author.

ISBN-13

9781847177445

ISBN-10

1847177441

Weight

0.35 Pounds

Dimensions

5.12 x 0.51 x 7.72 In

List Price

$19.00

Edition

2nd Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

200 pages

Publisher

The O'Brien Press

Published On

2015-08-08



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