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Marching Powder was a totally absorbing tale of the unique nature of the San Pedro prison in La Paz. Rusty Young has done a great job at holding your interest from one drama to the next. Not only that but he brings out the lengths officials and so on will go to get the most for themselves through their corrupt behaviour. Corruption which goes to the highest levels in the 'legal??' system in Bolivia. The main thing about all this is that this story is true.
Amidst all the badness, you will learn of the strange community that made up San Pedro. Including the fact that it was not just the prisoners, but in a lot of cases the wives and children of same who 'lived' in the prison.
I guess in all the happenings in this book, you almost come to believe that the star of the book Thomas McFadden might have even been innocent of the charges of Drug Trafficking.
Review
'All the staples of the prison memoir are here: sadistic guards, an attempted break-out, the terrors of solitary confinement, the joys of freedom ...The result is a truly gripping piece of testimony.' -- The Daily Mail
'The book is filled with characters ranging from outrageous to inspiring, and Young layers on the texture – sights, sounds, smells – until we feel as though we have visited the place. Travel literature of a very special and captivating kind.' -- Booklist
'The book is filled with characters ranging from outrageous to inspiring, and Young layers on the texture – sights, sounds, smells – until we feel as though we have visited the place. Travel literature of a very special and captivating kind.' -- Booklist
Review
'All the staples of the prison memoir are here: sadistic guards, an attempted break-out, the terrors of solitary confinement, the joys of freedom ...The result is a truly gripping piece of testimony.' (The Daily Mail)
'The book is filled with characters ranging from outrageous to inspiring, and Young layers on the texture – sights, sounds, smells – until we feel as though we have visited the place. Travel literature of a very special and captivating kind.' (Booklist)
'The book is filled with characters ranging from outrageous to inspiring, and Young layers on the texture – sights, sounds, smells – until we feel as though we have visited the place. Travel literature of a very special and captivating kind.' (Booklist)
