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Author:
Keri Blakinger
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Date:
June 7, 2022
An elite, competitive figure skater growing up, Keri Blakinger poured herself into the sport, even competing at nationals. But when her skating partnership ended abruptly, her world shattered. With all the intensity she saved for the ice, she dove into self-destruction. Then, on a cold day during Keri's senior year, the police stopped her. Caught with a Tupperware container full of heroin, she was arrested and ushered into a holding cell, a county jail, and finally into state prison. There, in the cruel 'upside down, ' Keri witnessed callous conditions and encountered women from all walks of lifeâwomen who would change Keri forever. Two years later, Keri walked out of prison sober and determined to make the most of the second chance she was givenâan opportunity impacted by her privilege as a white woman.
What The Reviewers Say
... brave, brutal.
[Blakinger's] book’s prose is utterly readable. Its structure braids chapters about Blakinger’s jail time with backstory until her past catches up and we seamlessly find ourselves in prison alongside her. With Corrections in Ink, you get what you came for. In some of the flashback chapters, we’re yanked into wild scenes.
Exceptional.
Transferring powerful internal dialogue onto the page, Blakinger offers vulnerable, honest recollections, and a story that won’t be forgotten and could even inspire much-needed change..
