01963cam a2200265 4500 603394975 TxAuBib 20220826120000.0 220826s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781494417994 1494417995 TxAuBib Cano, Kim. On the Inside. KIm Cano, 2013. 318 pages. Kristen was living the dream - a loving husband, adorable children, a successful career. Why hadn't it been enough? She's had a lot of time to ponder the answer - behind bars. It was a little fudging of the numbers, just once to cover some unpaid bills. Somehow, she wound up a convicted white-collar criminal, sentenced to a women's prison full of drug dealers and murderers, enduring days of mind-numbing tedium punctuated by moments of harrowing violence. A place where respect is earned with one's fists. Yet within these walls, random acts of kindness occur, friendships form, and people fall in love. Letters from her sister-in-law keep Kristen connected to the family she's lost. They give her hope that someday she might be given a second chance. But first, she must face the personal demons lurking in the shadows of her soul - and find a way to forgive herself. When Kristen is sentenced to seventeen years for committing a white collar crime, she’s forced to leave her husband and two sons behind. Life in prison is a shock. She discovers that people aren’t always what they seem, love wears many faces, and friendship can make life worth living. But as she struggles to survive on the inside, Kristen must face something even more frightening than her fellow inmates. . . herself. 20220826. Prisons. Women prisoners. Crime. Family. Self-acceptance in women.