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A Prayer Before Dawn
- A Nightmare in Thailand
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A Prayer Before Dawn is the true story of one man's fight to survive inside Klong Prem prison, the notorious Bangkok Hilton. Billy Moore traveled to Thailand to escape a life of drug addiction and alcoholism. He managed to overcome his inner demons for a time but relapsed after trying ya ba, a highly addictive form of methamphetamine. Moore's life quickly descended into chaos, drug dealing, and violence until he was eventually arrested and imprisoned in Klong Prem, a place where life has no value.
A Prayer Before Dawn is no ordinary prison memoir; it's the story of one man's struggle to survive in one of the world's toughest prisons. It's also a story of redemption in the most unlikely of places.
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- James F.
- 05-02-2019
Brilliantly read, gripping true story.
Terrifying account of life in a Thai prison. A fascinating mix of characters. Very well narrated, with a great range of accents.
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- James
- 10-08-2018
Awesome book!
Absolutely loved this book, extremely well read and an amazing story that seemed very authentic. Brought back memories of being in Thailand.
Highly recommended
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- Anonymous User
- 20-02-2024
tale of struggle
interesting story and show resilience for some one struggling with addictions which poison his regular life
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- Troy
- 06-06-2023
Well worth a listen!!!
A well told story about some hard times about a guy just trying to live his life
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- Anonymous User
- 30-05-2022
Fascinating story.
The best audiobook I've listened to in a long while.
Truly eye opening and gripping. Rupert's story telling along with Billy's story was absolutely perfect.
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- Michael
- 02-04-2022
Excellent
I have to say this book is much better than the movie, an excellent recording.
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- Laurence Wickens
- 10-08-2021
Leave off the accent
Great story about a strong individual.
Minor snag was the attempt of the narrator to do scouse accent.
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- Tommo
- 27-11-2020
Worth a listen
much more enjoyable to listen to the book than to watch the movie. great listen
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- Josh
- 26-06-2020
fantastic book, very well narrated
loved this book, was captivating, a bit of an adventure and eye opening. the performance was great and the book itself transported you into the authors world. havnt come across a book this great in a long time
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-05-2019
Give it a miss. Don't give this author your money.
Horrible narrator, not helped along by the fact that the writing itself is bad. I didn't appreciate the casual racism the author tossed around with his comments about money grabbing Thai people who are all untrustworthy, along with his obvious transphobia.
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