Coming Home by Brittney Griner Hardcover Book

Description: Coming Home by Brittney Griner, Michelle Burford From the nine-time WNBA all-star and two-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner - a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER• From the nine-time WNBA all-star andtwo-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner - a raw, revelatory account ofher unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.On 17 February 2022, Brittney Griner arrived in Moscow ready to spend theWNBA off-season playing for the Russian womens basketball team for which shehad been the centrepiece of previous championship seasons. Instead, a securitycheckpoint became her gateway to hell when she was arrested for mistakenlycarrying less than one gram of medically prescribed cannabis oil. Brittneysworld was violently upended, a crisis she has never spoken in detail aboutpublicly - until now.In Coming Home, Brittney sharesthe harrowing full story of her sudden arrest days before Russia invadedUkraine; her bewilderment and isolation while navigating a foreign legal systemduring her trial and sentencing; her emotional and physical anguish as thefirst American woman ever to be detailed at the IK-2 prison camp, while the#WeAreBG movement rallied for her release; the chilling prisoner swap forRussian arms dealer Viktor Bout; and her remarkable rise from hostage to globalspokesperson on behalf of Americas forgotten. In haunting and vivid detail,Brittney takes readers inside the horrors of a geopolitical nightmare spanningten months.And yet Coming Home is more thanBrittneys journey from captivity to freedom. In an account as gripping as itis poignant, she shares how her deep love for Cherelle, her college sweetheartand wife of six years, anchored her during their greatest storm; how herfamilys support pulled her back from the brink; and how hundreds of lettersfrom friends and neighbours lent her the resolve to keep fighting. ComingHome is both a story of survival and a testament to love - thebonds that brought Brittney home to her family and, at last, to herself. Author Biography Brittney Griner is an American professional basketball player. She is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and was additionally named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time magazine. Details ISBN1914613759 Author Michelle Burford Pages 320 Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781914613753 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-07-11 Imprint September Publishing Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General UK Release Date 2024-07-11 ISBN-10 1914613759 Publisher Duckworth Books We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160663850;

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