{"product_id":"book-dhza","title":"Free Cyntoia","description":"\u003cb\u003eNAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Biography\/Autobiography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her own words, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCyntoia Brown-Long\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eshares the riveting and redemptive story of how she changed her life for the better while in prison, finding hope through faith after a traumatic adolescence of drug addiction, rape, and sex trafficking led to a murder conviction. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Those...years in prison hadn’t just turned me into woman. They transformed me. The girl who desperately wanted to belong, who felt powerless, who clawed, and scratched her way out of every corner she was backed into, was gone.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt the age of sixteen, Cyntoia Brown, a survivor of human trafficking, was arrested for killing a man who had picked her up for sex. Two years later, she was sentenced to life in prison.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBrown reflects on the isolation, low self-esteem, and sense of alienation that drove her straight into the hands of a predator. Once in prison, she attempts to build a positive path and honor the values her beloved adoptive mother, Ellenette, taught her, but Cyntoia succumbs to harmful influences that drive her to a cycle of progress and setbacks. Then, a fateful meeting with a prison educator turned mentor offers Cyntoia the opportunity to make the pivotal decision to strive for a better future, even if she’s never freed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn these pages, Cyntoia shares the details of her transformation, including a profound encounter with God, an unlikely romance, an unprecedented outpouring of support from social media advocates and A-list celebrities, and her release from prison. A coming-of-age memoir set against the shocking backdrop of a life behind bars,\u003ci\u003e Free Cyntoia\u003c\/i\u003e takes you on a spiritual journey as Cyntoia struggles to overcome a lifetime of feeling ostracized and abandoned by society.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347100705072,"sku":"BDdhza","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49347100737840,"sku":"10dhza","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/dhza-Square-cover.jpg?v=1770730534","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dhza","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}