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Gang of One: One Man’s Incredible Battle to Find his Missing Daughter

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24th January 2012

Price: £12.99

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Selected: ebook / ISBN-13: 9781444737912

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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.

Reviews

<i>Mail On Sunday</i>
'A compelling new account of two blood-splattered years spent at the hands of America's penal system'.
<i>Guardian</i>
'An entertaining read'.
Libby Purves, Midweek, BBC Radio 4
'An eye-opening account of US jails...fascinating reading'.
Richard Bacon, BBC Radio 5 Live
'Utterly engaging'.
Iain Dale, LBC Book Club
'An absolutely fascinating story... an absolutely cracking read'.
Jeff Randall, Sky News
'Confirms my worst fears about American jails...the real tragedy of this book was the human tragedy'.
Catherine Deveny, <i>Herald Magazine</i>
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.
Pat Kenny, <i>RTE</i>
'An absolute education...a fantastic book'.
<i>Press Association</i>
'Through his gripping story, Mulgrew's force of character shines through in a compelling tale of one man's determination to go his own way, shunning the approaches of prison gangs who tried to recruit him and decided to run his own "Gang of One"'.
<i>The Sydney Morning Herald</i>
Mulgrew offers a raw vision of prison life that echoes The Shawshank Redemption.