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A Prayer Before Dawn

A Nightmare in Thailand

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A Prayer Before Dawn

By: Billy Moore
Narrated by: Rupert Farley
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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.

©2014 Billy Moore (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc. True Crime Survival
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much more enjoyable to listen to the book than to watch the movie. great listen

Worth a listen

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I have to say this book is much better than the movie, an excellent recording.

Excellent

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A well told story about some hard times about a guy just trying to live his life

Well worth a listen!!!

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interesting story and show resilience for some one struggling with addictions which poison his regular life

tale of struggle

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Terrifying account of life in a Thai prison. A fascinating mix of characters. Very well narrated, with a great range of accents.

Brilliantly read, gripping true story.

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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

fantastic book, very well narrated

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Absolutely loved this book, extremely well read and an amazing story that seemed very authentic. Brought back memories of being in Thailand.
Highly recommended

Awesome book!

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Great story about a strong individual.

Minor snag was the attempt of the narrator to do scouse accent.

Leave off the accent

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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.

Fascinating story.

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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.

Give it a miss. Don't give this author your money.

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