Author: | Jarvis Jay Masters | ISBN: | 9780061937378 |
Publisher: | HarperOne | Publication: | September 22, 2009 |
Imprint: | HarperOne | Language: | English |
Author: | Jarvis Jay Masters |
ISBN: | 9780061937378 |
Publisher: | HarperOne |
Publication: | September 22, 2009 |
Imprint: | HarperOne |
Language: | English |
That Bird Has My Wings is the astounding memoir of death row inmate Jarvis Masters and a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the talent of a fine writer. Offering scenes from his life that are at times poignant, revelatory, frightening, soul-stirring, painful, funny, and uplifting, That Bird Has My Wings tells the story of the author’s childhood with parents addicted to heroin, an abusive foster family, a life of crime and imprisonment, and the eventual embracing of Buddhism.
That Bird Has My Wings is the astounding memoir of death row inmate Jarvis Masters and a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the talent of a fine writer. Offering scenes from his life that are at times poignant, revelatory, frightening, soul-stirring, painful, funny, and uplifting, That Bird Has My Wings tells the story of the author’s childhood with parents addicted to heroin, an abusive foster family, a life of crime and imprisonment, and the eventual embracing of Buddhism.