Fighting for My Life: A Prisoner's Story of Redemption - Couverture rigide

Moore, Billy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1472145607 ISBN 13 : 9781472145604

Editeur : Robinson, 2021

Synopsis

A follow-up to the bestselling A Prayer Before Dawn about Billy's imprisonment in Klong Prem prison, the 'Bangkok Hilton', which details his life in and out of prison here in the UK, his battles against addiction and his path to redemption.

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À propos de l'auteur

BILLY MOORE was born in Liverpool in 1973. He had a difficult upbringing and struggled with addiction. In 2005, wishing to make a fresh start, Billy relocated to Thailand and entered a period of sobriety. However, he eventually relapsed and was arrested and charged by Thai police and sent to Klong Prem prison, the infamous 'Bangkok Hilton'. Billy witnessed acts of extreme violence and sexual assault. Eventually he found purpose through taking part in Muay Thai tournaments in jail. Here, he found 'a wall of human community' amongst the elite boxers and regained his sobriety. Ultimately his success as a member of the boxing team at Klong Prem led to his release. Upon release, Billy wrote about his experiences in his book, A Prayer Before Dawn which was later adapted for the screen and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. Since then, Billy has not only survived cancer, but also gone on to become a powerful advocate of boxing and anti-knife crime initiatives in the Liverpool area. He trains young boxers and appears regularly in the national media.

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Praise for A Prayer Before Dawn:


'A relentlessly active account of a Liverpool man's experiences in Thailand's underworld of kick-boxing, drug dealing and prison . . . he tells his story without any self pity, without any sentimentality, acknowledging that all the choices were his'
Nerve

'Much more than just another sorry tale of misdirection or a series of bad decisions in a foreign land . . . has heartfelt elements of self-betterment, vulnerability, and moments of strength that gave his character depth and a believable connection with the reader'
JetLi.com

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Fighting for My Life is a follow-up to Billy Moore's bestselling A Prayer Before Dawn about the three years he spent in Klong Prem prison in Thailand, popularly known as the 'Bangkok Hilton'. This was made into a film by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, starring Joe Cole, which premiered at Cannes in 2017. In the book, Billy details his life in and out of prison in the UK, both before imprisonment in Thailand and once he was back in the UK - his cancer diagnosis, his battles with addiction and, finally, his path to redemption.


In this second book, Billy explores those aspects of his childhood that played a role in his downward spiral into addiction, pain, misery and loss.

In prison in Thailand, Billy was witness to acts of extreme violence, including sexual assaults. He found purpose through taking part in Muay Thai boxing tournaments in jail. With his fellow elite boxers, he found 'a wall of human community' that helped him to regain his sobriety.

He was granted early release by the King of Thailand for having excelled as a Muay Thai boxer in inter-prison tournaments. But back in the UK a decade later, Billy's demons resurfaced and his past caught up with him. Caught and convicted of a burglary, he was despatched to notorious HMP Walton under then home secretary Theresa May's three-strikes rule.

Billy has spent almost twenty-two years in various prisons, but since being released, he has not only survived cancer, but also gone on to become a powerful advocate of boxing and anti-knife crime initiatives in the Liverpool area, training young boxers.

In this gritty, vividly-told tale of life in and out of prison in two countries, Liverpudlian Billy contrasts his first-hand experience of one of the cruellest prison systems in the world with his experiences in Britain. This book is, in part, a shocking exposé of the inadequate care and lack of humanity in British prisons.

But Billy's story is essentially one of rehabilitation, recovery and redemption. Rich in detail, honesty and humour, his book is a fast-paced, unputdownable read which shows how the human spirit can endure, and eventually thrive.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Robinson
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472145607
• ISBN 13: 9781472145604
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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