{"product_id":"rare-birds-natalie-scott-9781912436255","title":"Rare Birds: Voices of Holloway Prison","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRare Birds \u003c\/em\u003ecreatively re-imagines the rich and gripping story of Holloway Prison through the voices of prisoners, staff and others connected to its history, in order to explore some of the injustices of the penal system during its first hundred years. Natalie Scott's meticulously researched, moving and lyrical poems bring to life well-known voices such as Ruth Ellis, Sylvia Pankhurst, Emily Wilding Davison and Edith Thompson, plus a host of lesser-known names, to tell Holloway's story in a truly unique and fascinating way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHear inmates at their most vulnerable moments: Ruth Ellis in the last few minutes as she stands at the scaffold describing her executioner; Edith Thompson believing she will be given a stay due to her pregnancy; Selina Salter on her return to prison after being recorded as a lunatic. Join in with rousing suffragette songs composed whilst in prison; hear the testimonies of hunger strikes and forcible feeding; and learn about the shocking differences in treatment shown towards 1st and 3rd division inmates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite Holloway Prison's notoriety as a women's prison, the poems voice women in roles other than that of criminal: there are social campaigners, comrades, as well as sisters, daughters, mothers, wives, lovers and companions. The collection explores many topics which are still just as relevant today: human rights, gender, sexuality, mental illness and socio-economic status, with some of the problems women faced in the 19th century being not so different from the issues they face now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Natalie Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912436256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912436255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Valley Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d","brand":"Natalie Scott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942943588607,"sku":"9781912436255","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dc2b015f-fb43-4350-acb2-a4f49020a95e.jpg?v=1681495299","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rare-birds-natalie-scott-9781912436255","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}