- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: MAVERICK HOUSE (2 Feb 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905379277
- ISBN-13: 978-1905379279
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 431,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'an explosive book'
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A memoir of a man serving time in prison in Barbados and his mission to reveal human rights violations to the world.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
fantastic read,
This review is from: HELL IN BARBADOS: The True Story of a Man Imprisoned in Paradise (Paperback)
an incredible story of one man battli8ng against massive odds- he takes us through the London School of Economics in the 70s, through Afganhistan, Thailand, and Barbados-prison- Glendairy.....and eye-witne4sses the incredible riots there of only a couple of yeasr ago.....
a REAL page-turner!!!!!
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
outstanding book,
By Swan Lake (Aberdeen Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: HELL IN BARBADOS: The True Story of a Man Imprisoned in Paradise (Paperback)
this story- I rmember it happeneing it was all in the papers out there. I was on holiday and I remember the locals being up in arms. There was nearly a revolution and the govt. out there JUST managed to keep things under control..... amazing to see the true story actually come out......
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
incredibly insightful,
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This review is from: HELL IN BARBADOS: The True Story of a Man Imprisoned in Paradise (Paperback)
Im scrating my head wondering why on earth a customer gave this book 1 star.
I finished the book a few weeks ago and thought it was excellent and definatly able to hold its own against some of the other biographical heavy weights such as "A million pieces little Pieces" By James Frey and dare I say "A Piece of Cake" the Cupcake Brown Story. These were intense stories and dont get me wrong, very engaging and thought provoking. However Donaldson's book shows that you dont have to come from a broken home or low prospects to become an addict. The man lead by all intents and purposes a good life. Good education from one of this countries top universities, had his own business, family, money but all that gots belly up when you have a drug problem. Donaldson is able to give you a clear depiction of what the hell is going on. Whether he's back packing around the world in a drug addled haze or running in blind panic in the midst of a prison riot. He also has the incredible gift of making the reader laugh. Granted that some of the things he experiences are far from comedic, he is able to see the humour in all the madness I found my self rooting for him in different situations, whether drugs were involved or not. Even though I knew what was coming, when arrested at the airport, part of me wanted him to make it safely on the plane and get home. This is a book you wont be able to put down, I couldnt! Unlike some of the others mentioned above that at times got so harrowing, I had to put them to the side for a while to get my strength back to continue, Hell in Barbados really is a journey that i had to go on and had no regrets about doing so.
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