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Among Women (2011)

by J.M. Cornwell(Favorite Author)

3.24 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1461031346 (ISBN13: 9781461031345)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Createspace

review 1: This is a wonderful book about a woman finding her strengths and battling her weaknesses when she is grabbed off the street by the police and locked up in a New Orleans jail. At first it appears she is lost in the system and nobody seems to care. She learns that friendships can be helpful, and enemies can be deadly! To combat boredom, she falls back on an old pastime which inadvertently vaults her social standing within the women's jail giving her near celebrity status among the inmates.As you near the end, the pieces of why she is there start to fall together.This book is an excellent commentary on the "rights and wrongs" of society. Just because someone broke a law; are they really a criminal? Short chapters of the other inmates personal stories as told to the main ch... morearacter give us a look into the underbelly of the city and give us insights as to why some people do what they have to do in order to survive.I won this book here on goodreads.com and I believe it to be an ARC book. There were many proofreading errors (spelling, grammar, missing words)that I hope get fixed before this book is sent to final publishing.
review 2: Insight into the human heart seems to be one of JM Cornwell's specialties. Similar to her hit "Past Imperfect", "Among Women" is a tale of human nature, interpersonal relationships and self-examination. Protagonist Pearl Caldwell learns about herself by learning from others. What motivates Pearl in this story really isn't very different than what motivates her fellow inmates, and Caldwell learns that life isn't always just black and white. "Among Women" is a beautiful story of growth and perspective that leaves the reader yearning for more. less

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