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Gang of One: One Man's Incredible Battle to Find his Missing Daughter: One Man's Incredible Battle to Find his Missing Daughter (Paperback)
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Gang of One: One Man's Incredible Battle to Find his Missing Daughter: One Man's Incredible Battle to Find his Missing Daughter (Paperback)

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Published: 19/07/2012
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Shortlisted for the Political Book Awards 2013 International Affairs Book of the Year.

GANG OF ONE is the remarkable true story of one man's journey from a Glasgow orphanage to a notorious gang-infested prison in Texas. Driven by his desire to return to his son in England and haunted by the increasingly frustrating search for his missing daughter, Gary Mulgrew attempts the impossible task of surviving the prison's gang culture.

Told with wit and humanity, GANG OF ONE shows a man constantly confronted by the moral and physical challenges of prison life, where everyone is encouraged to turn their back and 'see nuthin''.

Gary's choice - to walk away and let a man die, or intervene and lose the chance to get home - makes GANG OF ONE a book as unforgettable as it is enthralling.

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781444737929
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 244 g
Dimensions: 199 x 131 x 24 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

'A compelling new account of two blood-splattered years spent at the hands of America's penal system'. - Mail On Sunday

'An entertaining read'. - Guardian

'An eye-opening account of US jails...fascinating reading'. - Libby Purves, Midweek, BBC Radio 4

'Utterly engaging'. - Richard Bacon, BBC Radio 5 Live

'An absolutely fascinating story... an absolutely cracking read'. - Iain Dale, LBC Book Club

'Confirms my worst fears about American jails...the real tragedy of this book was the human tragedy'. - Jeff Randall, Sky News

Mulgrew's combination of personal insight and dark, subversive humour makes his new, autobiographical account of jail, GANG OF ONE a really special read, a kind of prison version of, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. - Catherine Deveny, Herald Magazine

'An absolute education...a fantastic book'. - Pat Kenny, RTE

'Anyone who still believes that we should be sending people to American-style jails should read the description of the violent Texas prison in Gary Mulgrew's GANG OF ONE'. - New Statesman

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