Drug Muled
Author | : Joanne Joseph |
Publisher | : Jacana Media |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781920601201 |
ISBN-13 | : 1920601201 |
Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Download or read book Drug Muled written by Joanne Joseph and published by Jacana Media. This book was released on 2013 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I realise what they did to me in there. How they turned me into a savage, only half human, bathing in a trough and eating food fit for animals and locking me in a cage every night." ? It's 1994. South Africa is on the brink of freedom. On the verge of a big break in modelling, Miss SA finalist, 21-year-old Vanessa Goosen is caught up in every traveller's nightmare. Duped into carrying books with 1.7 kilograms of heroin hidden in them, Goosen is arrested and tried on drug trafficking charges. Deaf to her pleas of innocence, the Thai courts sentence Goosen to death. On appeal, her sentence is commuted to life, to be served in Bangkok's notorious Lard Yao prison. Pregnant, terrified and desperately alone, Goosen begins a harrowing 16-year journey behind bars... -- Page 4 of cover.