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A Sense of Freedom
Jimmy Boyle
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Description for A Sense of Freedom
Paperback. Jimmy 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. Thankfully, Jimmy was able to turn his life around inside the prison walls and eventually released on parole. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AFKB; AGB; BM; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 224.
Foreword by Irvine Welsh 'My life sentence had actually started the day I left my mother's womb...' Jimmy 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. By his twenties he was a hardened villain, sleeping with prostitutes, running shebeens and money-lending rackets. Then they nailed him ... Read more
Foreword by Irvine Welsh 'My life sentence had actually started the day I left my mother's womb...' Jimmy 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. By his twenties he was a hardened villain, sleeping with prostitutes, running shebeens and money-lending rackets. Then they nailed him ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785033032
SKU
V9781785033032
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jimmy Boyle
James `Jimmy' Boyle was born 17 May 1944 in Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland. Influenced by his harsh surroundings, Jimmy entered the world of crime as a youth. In 1967, he was given a life sentence for murder, a crime he didn't commit. Clashes with authorities and solitary confinement ensued. But, in 1973, Jimmy was one of the ... Read more
Reviews for A Sense of Freedom
There have been many fictional versions of gangland Glasgow, but this is the real thing. Boyle's description of how he took the first steps to becoming the hard man of the streets is riveting and disturbing... Sadly, the public, the media and too many politicians still have not got the message that prison generally does not work. They should read ... Read more