One More Chance: The Battle On The Inside Is Just The Beginning..

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A stunning debut . . . I loved every page CLARE MACKINTOSH I loved this book. Its witchy, and sweaty and unputdownable. It takes a traditional thriller structure and turns it on it s head DAISY JOHNSON Refreshing, heartbreaking and magical . . . Every mother should read this CATH WEEKS A riveting and utterly convincing story, that shines a light on the shadows between right and wrong. A sensitive and thought-provoking into the lives of women KAREN MILLWARD HARGRAVE Fascinating. Enlightening. Sobering. OXFORD TIMES Hard to believe it s a debut . . . utterly compelling JENNY BLACKHURST Fiction that navigates issues not often showcased on the page with care and without judgement is something to savour. One More Chance does just that SKINNY Gritty . . . Brutally honest. Emotionally powerful MY WEEKLY * * * THE BATTLE ON THE INSIDE IS JUST THE BEGINNING Dani hasn t had an easy life. She s made some bad choices and now she s paying the ultimate price; prison. With her young daughter Bethany, growing up in foster care, Dani is determined to be free and reunited with her. There s only one problem; Dani can t stay out of trouble. Dani s new cellmate Martha is quiet and unassuming. There s something about her that doesn t add up. When Martha offers Dani one last chance at freedom, she doesn t hesitate. Everything she wants is on the outside, but Dani is stuck on the inside. Is it possible to break out when everyone is trying to keep you in . . . * * * What readers are saying A brilliant insight into the life of a prisoner told in such a clever and sympathetic way. . . that will have you gripped to the very end. A fantastic read. 5***** The story was . . . refreshingly different from anything l have read before. Well worth reading. A gritty, honest read. Really enjoyed it! Just couldn t put it down A brilliant engrossing story and I can t wait to read more by Lucy Ayrton I loved this book. I loved the plot and the story arc. I loved Danni.

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Lucy Ayrton is Communications Manager of a prisons charity, and much of ONE MORE CHANCE is informed by the people she has met and the time she has spent in prisons, especially on the Holloway Mother and Baby Unit. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Warwick University, and is a lively presence on the performance poetry scene. She wrote and performed two full-length spoken word shows at the Edinburgh Festival: Lullabies to Make Your Children Cry, recipient of the PBH Best Newcomer Award, and adapted into a pamphlet with Stewed Rhubarb Press. The Splitting of the Mermaid was a winner of the Ideastap Members Presents: Preview Season and was performed at Underbelly. She also blogs as Lucy In The Pub With Cider, about literature, feminism and baking. Lucy is lives in Oxford. This is her first novel, and was a finalist for the Exeter Novel Award.

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