Love Lockdown

With deep empathy, wisdom and an irrepressible sense of humor that finds lightness even in the darkest places, Liz Greenwood has brought her journalistic brilliance to bear on relationships forged under the most extreme circumstances imaginable. This is a must-read for anyone who cares about the nature of love, both in prison and out. --Emily Gould, author of Perfect Tunes Thorough, empathetic immersive journalism, Love Lockdown is a testament to the power of action, belief, and hope--and urges us to rethink the toll of mass incarceration on loved ones who live free, but with force fields around their hearts and lives. --Sarah Weinman, author of The Real Lolita and editor of Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit & Obsession Love Lockdown is a tour de force of empathetic nonfiction storytelling. Elizabeth Greenwood goes to the heart of our prisons' modern romantic relationships, and returns with a morality tale about what's gained and lost when America perpetuates the carceral state. --Vanessa Grigoriadis, author of Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus Love can be by turns funny, life-affirming, and heart-breaking; the same can be said about Elizabeth Greenwood's Love Lockdown, a warmly engaging look at how relationships find a way (or don't) despite a criminal justice system that stacks the deck against them. --Rachel Monroe, author of Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession Greenwood has unearthed the ultimate American romance story: flawed people loving one another imperfectly, against a backdrop of violence. An important new work by a fearless writer. --Kerry Howley, author of Thrown An utterly engrossing and deeply human portrait of love behind bars, LOVE LOCKDOWN turns the caricature of the groupie prison wife on its head, revealing the trials and triumphs of loving someone caught up in the prison system. This is the kind of non-fiction that reads like the best of fiction--nuanced, evocative, and ultimately, enlightening. --Susannah Cahalan, New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire and The Great Pretender