The Convict Lover: A True Story
by Merilyn Simonds
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Author: Merilyn SimondsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-01-01
ISBN: 1551990199
Number of pages: 372
Publisher: Macfarlane Walter & Ross
Book Reviews of The Convict Lover: A True Story
Book Review: A powerful story of two lives briefly meeting.
Summary: 4 Stars
This story combines all the finest elements of a good read - it is a true story of the incongruous love between a young girl and a convict in the nearby Kingston Penitentiary based on letters found in the author's attic. Merilyn has researched meticulously so that the story combines in a realistic fashion the daily life of both the young girl - who is a romantic schoolgirl, often home ill and living in a strictly religious family - and the convict - who is an American imprisoned in Canada and determined not to let his sentence interfere with the quality of his life.Through their letters, a picture emerges of the young man and the daily ritual that is his life in one of the newest penal institutions. The young girl uses her imagination to find ways to supply him with ordinary things that have extraordinary meaning inside prison walls. She buys him tobacco, mails his sister letters and sends him presents on holidays. Their relationship serves to increase her self confidence as she is shy, private and somewhat poor in health.
This book is a powerful story touching upon prison life, life as a young girl and the strange ways fate can bring two disparate people together.
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