The A-format edition of the Sunday Times Bestseller in which Sandra Gregory relates her experiences of her time spent in prison in Thailand and Britain after she was caught smuggling heroin. Brutally truthful, this is the unforgettable story of a good woman who made a mistake that changed the rest of her life. A world-wide publication date ensures publicity including a 3 page feature in Marie Claire. The book will be submitted for summer bookstore promotions.
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Every few minutes the evening trains slip in and out of the darkness in Hualumphong Railway Station in Bangkok and I watch them roll on their tracks, bursting with commuters. Read the first page
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This is the first autobiography that i have ever read, and was a bit wary when i chose this one. I thought i knew what 'type' of person smuggled drugs, and was expecting the book to be all excuses on Sandra's part. It was not. Once i started this book i could not put it down. An absolutely amazing story which perfectly represents her honesty, courage and strength. She doesnt makes excuses for her crime, just attempts to explain why she did it. The horrors reported in the Bankok jail are horrendous, and the British system and prison fairs little better when on paper. But such tales are not written in an attempt to make the reader pity Sandra for her crime. Sandra's strength is amazing and comes across perfectly in this book- she doesn't ask the reader to pity her, and never attacks the country in which she was caught. A truly great read that i would recommend to anyone.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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This book make excellent reading, not least because the author Sandra Gregory, never denies that she did wrong, or that she deserved to be punished for her crimes (drug smuggling). It is interesting to read an account by someone who doesn't believe she was wrongly imprisoned as son many books about prison are about people who the wrter believes shouldn't be there for one reason or another. I believe it takes a huge amount of courage, whatever we have done, to stand up and say "yes I did do that, and yes I was wrong and I regrett it, and I deserve to be punished " How many of us can do that? She eventually received a Royal pardon from the King of Thialand, but she herself says she only asked for a pardon, she never said she deserved one...that was for others to decide. She gives a very straightforward account of prison life both on Thialand and in Britain. Both stretched her to her very limits in different ways and for different reasons. Conditions and overcrowding in the Thai jail were appaling, but as she says at least prisoners were free to wander around the prison. In Britain living conditions were much better, but being locked up for most of the day and lack of uncertainty about how to act or what was happening made her stay in Britains prisons equally difficult. Incidentally this is one of my Kellogs books - hope the other prove to be just as good!
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
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I thought I knew this story already from press coverage but Forget You Had A Daughter is an astonishing insight into the reality of the life of a girl who made a horrendous mistake but is not a criminal. She committed a criminal act but her biggest crime was stupidity. It is an emotional ride, from the first chapter, when the reader is pulled in and shares her nightmare experience, until the last chapter where she is finally reconciled with her family who fought tooth and nail to see justice done. I found myself crying. This book is not about self pity, Sandra Gregory knows she committed a crime, she knows she deserved punishment but acknowledges the sentence was a little too hard. Gregory does not want pity, she has recounted her painful experience in order that no one else will go through such a harrowing and traumatic journey. Read this book!!
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Very compelling reading!
No-one condones what Sandra Gregory did and neither does she, this is what makes this book such an interesting read, she never once tries to cover for herself. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Raineyb
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Paradise lost, Paradise gained
I once read that `...all the unhappiness of men stems from one thing only: that he is incapable of staying quietly in his room. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gurjit
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A lesson to learn
This book is an honest account of just how easy it
can be to become a drug mule, a young girl desprate
to come back home and thinking it was easy money. Read more
can be to become a drug mule, a young girl desprate
to come back home and thinking it was easy money. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Buzzybee
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Compelling true story
This is a well written and honest account. The writer does not ask for sympathy, but recounts her experiences in a down to earth and vivid style. Read more
Published 4 months ago by TreasureChest
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forget you have a DAUGHTER
Although Sandra got caught with drugs she never once felt sorry for herself. It'a a first class read and written so well you will want to read it again. Well done Sandra.
Published 7 months ago by eileen
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A great read!
This is a must read,i couldn't leave it alone! Its a real eye opener about the risks some people take to smuggle drugs abroad a lesson to be learnt if anyone was even thinking... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Karen
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A very honest and frank account - well worth reading
The story of how Sandra is caught drug smuggling in Thailand and her jail terms both there and when she is transferred to the UK. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Dot Potter2
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Forget You Had a Daughter by Sandra Gregory
What a truly gripping story. One of those `unputdownable' books, telling about the harshness of life in the Bangkok Hilton. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ann Canavan
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Fantastic read
What a fantastic read engrossed till the end................. How Sandra coped is beyond me, glad she came out the right side.
Published 11 months ago by Sue
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Excellent Story
I am sure everyone who cares to read Sandra Gregory's story has surely done so by now but I just wanted to add that this is a gripping read from the very first page I just could... Read more
Published 13 months ago by A. J. Beaumont
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