With echoes of Just Mercy and An American Marriage, a remarkable memoir of a female who falls in love with an incarcerated man-a poignant story of hope and disappointment that lays bare the toll prison takes not merely on those behind bars, but on the families and associations.

Ebony’s parents were senior high school sweethearts and married small. By enough time Ebony was created, the marriage was disintegrating. As just a little girl she observed her parents’ brutal verbal and physical fights, fueled by about The Like Prison Produced and Unmade: My Story her father’s alcoholism. Then her father attempted to eliminate her mother.

Those experiences drastically affected the way Ebony viewed love and set the design for her long term intimate relationships. Despite as an educated and strong-minded girl determined never to repeat the mistakes of her parents-she could have a fairytale love-Ebony discovered herself drawn to bad-boys: guys who cheated; guys who verbally abused her; males who disappointed her. Completely fed up, she swore to hold back for the partner God decided to go with for her.

After that she met Shaka Senghor. Though she experienced an intense religious connection, Ebony struggled with the theory that this man behind bars for murder could be the good love God acquired on her behalf. Through characters and appointments, she and Shaka fell deeply in love.

Once Shaka came house, Ebony thought the worst was in it. But Shaka’s discharge was the start of the end.

The Love Prison Made and Unmade is heartfelt. It reveals powerful lessons about like, sacrifice, courage, and forgiveness; of living your highest principles and learning not to judge someone by their worst acts. Ultimately, it is a stark reminder of the emotional price of American justice on individual lives-the partners, wives, children, and friends-beyond the prison walls.