A Jailbird's-Eye View of Tent City
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (704 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1495267954 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 310 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
GOTTA LOVE IT A Jailbirds-eye View of Tent City is laugh-out-loud funny. The protagonist, Janie ‘Jane Doe’ Doughy, is a delusional optimist with fervent antisocial tendencies and a life threatening gambling problem. This romp behind razor wire is a necessary read for those who like their humor dark with just a dash of sweetness. Although fictionalized, this novel draws openly from a very long stay (more than a year) at Sheriff Joe Arpario’s Tent City located in Phoenix AZ. This county jail has a dismal reputation. Arpaio shamelessly boasts that th. Amazon Customer said a must read for anyone who might need alittle joy in there life. This is a must read for anyone who might need alittle joy in there life. Very colorfully written with lots of characters, the author has no problem bringing them to life, easy to read and understand she,almost makes me want to find out for myself what life in tent city is like. Her life like character portrayals are personal and draw you in like a bug to a light.
Here she befriends Maria; a prostitute, who is the maternal, interfering kind with a lifetime habit of butting into other people’s business. Angel has a glass-eye and a heart of marble, yet Doughy finds herself unaccountably attracted to her. A Jailbird’s-eye View of Tent City features affable, optimistic schemer, Janie Doughy. At 48, Doughy finds herself confined to indoor lockup where she waits six months for a judge to decide her fate. It contains exploits and anecdotes navigating the perilous and often absurd ins and outs of a detention center which has been a li
She worked in cable TV for nineteen years as a field technician and served in the United States Army for four years. She studied Electrical Engineering and is a couple semesters shy of a B.S. degree…long on enthusiasm but short on cash. “Stupid Little Orphan Hannie.” di at dierickson dot com . About the Author The Author lives in Phoenix AZ, originated from Pennsylvania, just outside of Philly. Di is working on a second fictional novel
She worked in cable TV for nineteen years as a field technician and served in the United States Army for four years. “Stupid Little Orphan Hannie.” di at dierickson dot com . Di is working on a second fictional novel. She studied Electrical Engineering and is a couple semesters shy of a B.S. The Author lives in Phoenix AZ, originated from Pennsylvania, just outside of Philly. degr