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Author:
Dorr, Toby, author.
Title:
Living with conviction : an unexpected sisterhood, healing, and redemption in the wake of life-altering choices / Toby Dorr ; [foreword by Dana Wright].
Publisher:
Empower Press,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
xi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Dorr, Toby.
Women prisoners--United States--Biography.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Escapes.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Other Authors:
Wright, Dana, writer of foreword.
Summary:
"Having never had so much as a traffic ticket, Toby Dorr shattered her mold of perfection by helping a convicted murderer, a trainer in her prison dog program, escape in a dog crate. Her story is a lesson in perspective. Instead of focusing on everything she lost, Dorr made a conscious choice to use her twenty-seven months in prison as a period to reflect on her life, heal emotional wounds, plot a course for the future, and embrace the sisterhood of women she encountered behind bars. Far from easy, her prison sentence was gut-wrenching and devastating. But a pivoting revelation during a stay in suicide watch gave her purpose and direction. Filled with drama, action, adventure, heartache, and redemption, Dorr bears her soul and tells a story of heartbreak, courage, grace, and transformation. While the escape made national headlines and captured the imaginations of an entire country, Dorr's memoir is an inspirational invitation to look upon life with self-acceptance and love. She pushes readers to move beyond the confines of their circumstances and live each moment with conviction, allowing its fullest, most beautiful potential to unfold." -- Back cover.
ISBN:
1955272212
9781955272216
Locations:
CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

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