To Cry Inside

de Lesley Martin

Voluntary euthanasia campaigner Lesley Martin became a cause célèbre in her own right when she was jailed in 2004 for the attempted murder of her terminally ill mother in 1999. To Cry Inside picks up where Lesley Martin's first book - To Die Like a Dog - left off. Her reasons for writing that first book which led to her arrest, her experiences during the prosecution and trial, the effect on her family and friends and not least her difficult time in Arohata Women's Prison are all described in this honest and moving account of what happens when someone stands up for their beliefs but breaks the law and divides public opinion in the process.