Criminal That I Am: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (973 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476785724 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her search for justice leads her to a merciful crime of the most human variety within a morally bankrupt criminal system. “Stinging and insightfulAcknowledging the balance between her heart and her head, Ridha amply demonstrates what can happen when the balance is upset.” (Kirkus)“An unflinching accountPositioned as both insider and outsider, lawyer and criminal, Ridha creates a juicy narrative that serves as a vehicle for reflecting on criminal behavior and the human inclination to transgress.” (Publishers Weekly)“Ridha’s remorse and guilty feelings are palpableA cautionary (albeit sometimes lighthearted) tale.” (Booklist)“Jennifer Ridha’
I also really enjoyed the Baghdad chapter Shaina It takes a brave person to take the thing that they are least proud of and put it out there for public consumption. It also takes an extremely talented writer to turn that chapter of their life into a compelling memoir that grabs your attention from page one and never lets you go. Jennifer Ridha manages to do both in Criminal That I Am.This book lays out all of the events of how an attorney came to be on the wrong side of the law while e. "The heart has reasons that reason cannot know" according to catsunshine. On its surface, Criminal That I Am is a straightforward story about a young, capable attorney who winds up falling for one of her clients. As one rapidly (and rabidly:) turns the pages, however, it becomes clear that Ridha is mining material of a much deeper, complex, and more inspired nature.The manner in which the author’s compassion for her client becomes inseparable from her desire to master the absurd dichotomies of the legal . "3.5 Stars - Anyone can Make a Mistake, Right? I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.This memoir starts with Jennifer Ridha being woken up in the middle of the night by federal agents pounding on her door. She knows exactly why they have come. I was immediately pulled into this novel by this engaging and mysterious first chapter. This late night visit by the feds felt more like a suspense novel than a memoir. As the reader, I was immediately wanted to k. .5 Stars - Anyone can Make a Mistake, Right?" according to TheShadesofOrange. I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.This memoir starts with Jennifer Ridha being woken up in the middle of the night by federal agents pounding on her door. She knows exactly why they have come. I was immediately pulled into this novel by this engaging and mysterious first chapter. This late night visit by the feds felt more like a suspense novel than a memoir. As the reader, I was immediately wanted to k
Jennifer Ridha is enlisted to defend Cameron Douglas in a federal drug trafficking case while he is incarcerated in a maximum-security prison under difficult, even dangerous, conditions. In a decision inexplicable even to herself, guided only by her indignation and infatuation, she agrees. When her transgression is discovered, her criminal case begins, and her life as she knows it is over.A page-turning trip through professional self-destruction, tabloid scandal, and self-reckoning, Criminal That I Am is about the choices one woman makes: how they define her, how she lives with them, and, ultimately, how she is transformed by them. As media scrutiny and the pressures of Cameron&r
Criminal That I Am is her first book. A graduate of Columbia Law School, Jennifer Ridha has at various times in her life been a lawyer, a law professor, and a criminal defendant in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Visit her website at JenniferRidha. She is pursuing a doctoral degree in legal anthropology, urban studies, and crimina