{"product_id":"unreasonable-women-three-stories-of-violence-imprisonment-and-extraordinary-survival-9780063241596","title":"Unreasonable Women: Three Stories of Violence, Imprisonment, and Extraordinary Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChosen as a Recommended Summer Read by the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eand Notable New Nonfiction by \u003ci\u003eDaily Kos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking account of how the legal system punishes those it purports to protect, told through the stories of three unforgettable women \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen award-winning journalist Justine van der Leun began researching the issue of criminalized survival, she was astonished to see women being imprisoned for protecting themselves against abuse. This sparked an intensive, years-long investigation into how survivors are targeted for prosecution, leading her to collect more than a thousand personal accounts from women's prisons across America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnreasonable Women\u003c\/i\u003e, van der Leun tells the propulsive, shocking, and intimate stories of three extraordinary women who, finding themselves caught in the direst circumstances, had to kill to survive. Tanisha is a spirited Michigan mother determined to help authorities solve a cold case, whatever the consequences. Jema is a softhearted Missouri factory worker struggling to keep her family together while navigating a dangerous relationship. TC is a bold Californian trying to escape generations of trauma and a toxic family environment. In each case, the women's childhood abuse was replicated in adulthood--until they were forced to make an impossible choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA work of literary reportage that reads like a crime novel, \u003ci\u003eUnreasonable Women\u003c\/i\u003e is the result of seven years of unprecedented research and on-the-ground reporting in U.S. prisons. It is the story of women and violence in America, a wake-up call about a broken system, and the moving narrative of three women who find hope and humanity in the unlikeliest of places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justine Van Der Leun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.29w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063241596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVan Der Leun, Justine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustine van der Leun\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eWe Are Not Such Things\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eBelieve Her\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received fellowships from New America, the Emerson Collective, and PEN America, among others. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Justine Van Der Leun \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48397208453277,"sku":"9780063241596","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_12a5cdb3-418d-42e4-b696-6be90bf9ab78.jpg?v=1781076106","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/unreasonable-women-three-stories-of-violence-imprisonment-and-extraordinary-survival-9780063241596","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}