Prison Baby: A Memoir

By Deborah Jiang Stein and Deborah Jiang-Stein

Book Overview

A deeply personal and inspiring memoir recounting one woman's struggles--beginning with her birth in prison--to find self-acceptance Prison Baby is a revised and substantially expanded version of Deborah Jiang Stein's self-published memoir, Even Tough Girls Wear Tutus. Even at twelve years old, Deborah, the adopted daughter of a progressive Jewish couple in Seattle, felt like an outsider. Her mixed Asian features set her apart from her white, well-intentioned parents who evaded questions about her past. But when she discovered a letter revealing the truth of her prison birth to a heroin-addicted mother--and that she spent the first year of life in prison--Deborah spiraled into emotional lockdown. For years she turned to drugs, violence, and crime as a way to cope with her grief. Ultimately, Deborah overcame the stigma, shame, and secrecy of her birth, and found peace by helping others--proving that redemption and acceptance are possible even from the darkest corners.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807098108
• ISBN13: 9780807098103
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.5"