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Rachel KushnerLiterary Fiction · Non-Fiction·b. 1968
The Mars Room
In 2003, Romy Hall begins two life sentences at Stanville Women's Correctional Facility. Severed from her past in San Francisco and her young son, Jackson, Romy must navigate the harsh new reality of prison life. Amidst the daily struggle for survival, the casual violence, and the absurdities of institutional living, Romy confronts her new existence.