Midwest Review:
Original, deftly crafted, exceptional, and a truly memorable read from start to finish, the narrative skills of novelist Duzeet Madeer raises "In & Out of Folsom" to an impressive level of literary excellence.
Publishers Weekly-BookLife:
(Jaden’s) story is realistic and heartbreaking. Readers who enjoy stories of resilience and inner strength will be moved, particularly by Jaden’s insightful contemplations.
Takeaway: Moving prisoner’s journey to freedom, peace, and home.
Takeaway: Moving prisoner’s journey to freedom, peace, and home.
Reedsy (five stars):
In and Out of Folsom proved to be much more than just another ordinary suspense story. It operates as an enigmatic exploration of consequence, acceptance, personal maturation, and the true definition of autonomy. Readers navigating tough circumstances and the consequences of their own decisions will not only appreciate this book's deep and suspenseful storyline, but also its insightful message of what freedom and integrity really mean.
In & Out of Folsom
Novel, 321 pages
ISBN: 979-8-9947471-0-0
Excerpt:
..Now I get it. We’ve got a head start, and for the first time, I allow myself to consider the possibility that we just might actually get away with it. I lean my head out the window and watch the corn fields fly by in an ecstatic blur, the hot wind in my face blasting into me a reminder that I'm now on the outside. It’s then that it hits me: freedom is not a definition. Freedom is a feeling. It’s not some minimum set of allowed choices or some defined area within which you’re permitted to operate. It’s a feeling. Freedom is a feeling. It’s the exhilaration that rushes into the wake of an unburdening. It’s not experienced by those who know they’re free because they live in a free country. It’s not experienced by those who depend upon others to remove their chains, at a time and place of the other’s choosing and under other-dictated circumstances and rules. Now I realize why I couldn’t accept their offer of release. I would have missed out on my real freedom, the kind that’s known only to those who have freed themselves...
Novel, 321 pages
ISBN: 979-8-9947471-0-0
Excerpt:
..Now I get it. We’ve got a head start, and for the first time, I allow myself to consider the possibility that we just might actually get away with it. I lean my head out the window and watch the corn fields fly by in an ecstatic blur, the hot wind in my face blasting into me a reminder that I'm now on the outside. It’s then that it hits me: freedom is not a definition. Freedom is a feeling. It’s not some minimum set of allowed choices or some defined area within which you’re permitted to operate. It’s a feeling. Freedom is a feeling. It’s the exhilaration that rushes into the wake of an unburdening. It’s not experienced by those who know they’re free because they live in a free country. It’s not experienced by those who depend upon others to remove their chains, at a time and place of the other’s choosing and under other-dictated circumstances and rules. Now I realize why I couldn’t accept their offer of release. I would have missed out on my real freedom, the kind that’s known only to those who have freed themselves...