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Life Inside
- The Hard Reality of Prison and What It Takes to Survive
- Narrated by: Linda Calvey
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
A chilling look into the brutality of life behind bars and what it's like to be locked away with some of the world's most dangerous criminals.
Widely known in the criminal underworld as the 'Black Widow', Linda Calvey spent the first half of her life running with the UK's top gangsters, robbing banks and rubbing shoulders with the Kray twins. That is, until, in 1990, her lover Robbie Cook was murdered at point-blank, and she found herself falsely convicted. Linda was sent away for decades, and would go on to become Britain's longest-serving female prisoner. This is her story of life inside, and how she learnt to survive the many years she spent behind bars.
Detailing the systems, characters and rules of prison life, as well as her encounters with notorious criminals Charles Bronson, Rose West and Myra Hindley, Linda gives a full account of her time locked up.
Featuring stories of fights, riots, dodgy dealings and what happens when a prison officer gets taken hostage, this is a gritty and eye-opening look at prison life from a woman who has seen it all.
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- Lisa Collins
- 02-02-24
Gritty, honest and couldn’t put it down
Wow! Linda, I felt like I was with you on the journey! *spoiler alerts incoming* I cried when the jury got it wrong. I cried when your daughter announced her pregnancy. I was bloody furious with the police for “losing” evidence. I hadn’t heard of you before I read your book but I am glad I now do. What a colourful life you’ve had, thank you for sharing it.
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- Judy Healy
- 24-01-24
Amazing
5 star. love thr woman's strength. totally a miscarage of justice. They are all corrupt the government
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- j w clay
- 28-02-24
the truthfulness
I couldn't stop listening to this compelling story, it was sad and funny and very truthful
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- jade
- 13-04-24
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Fantastic book; Interesting and detailed - you won’t find a more honest autobiography than this! Read it, or if listening on audiobooks change speed to 1.2 for a smooth listen. Linda is a legend and I’m so pleased to hear her voice as she takes us on the journey of HER life!
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- lazyla
- 04-03-24
fabulous reading
this was fabulous and a true account to what it must be like inside
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- de calland
- 21-03-24
fantastic
great insight to listed to.and what a fantastic person linda is.i wish her well.most interestic book
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- Denim76
- 10-02-24
Sometimes the author should t do the reading
This is a good story and easily readable but on audiobook it's not an easy listen. Her narration is poor but he stories are...
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- Mr Bird
- 15-02-24
Great to hear Linda voice.
Was a great book to listen too, once started was so hard to put down as they would say in the hard back world.
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- Mark
- 06-03-24
Amazingly written and spoken. Awesome!
An incredible Audio. What a story and what a woman. I couldn’t stop listening. Thank you so much. I can’t wait to listen to more
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- Dec Maguire
- 09-04-24
Brilliant
I really enjoyed this book and the insight it gave into every aspect of Linda’s prison time. The honesty in how personal choices led to a lengthened sentence, it is a very interesting listen. Thank you for sharing your story.
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