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An Unlikely Prisoner
- How an Eternal Optimist Found Hope in Myanmar’s Most Notorious Jail
- Narrated by: Sean Turnell
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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Publisher's Summary
For 650 days Sean Turnell was held in Myanmar's terrifying Insein Prison on the trumped-up charge of being a spy. In An Unlikely Prisoner he recounts how an impossibly cheerful professor of economics, whose idea of an uncomfortable confrontation was having to tell a student that their essay was 'not really that good', ended up in one of the most notorious prisons in South-East Asia. And how he not only survived his lengthy incarceration, but left with his sense of humour intact, his spirit unbroken and love in his heart.
Critic Reviews
'Australia's most unlikely political prisoner...is known as a person of deep optimism, bubbling enthusiasm and infectious warmth.' Melissa Crouch, Sydney Morning Herald
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- Anonymous User
- 11-12-2023
Real
I love how honest Sean was. Mixing the tragic situation he and so many others were in with a lightheartedness that helped you get through. I
Enjoyed going through this journey with Sean as if he was telling me the story face to face.
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- Sean Armson-Graham
- 20-11-2023
Couldn’t stop listening to it
I actually pre ordered this book when I heard it coming to audible as i am close friends of a relative of Sean Turnell and wasn’t sure what I would be getting into when I first started listening, like many I tried to keep up with Sean’s story as it unfolded on the news. The book is simply brilliant, I found myself chuckling on my train ride to work at the surprising amount of humour in the mostly serious, tense and confronting book. Sean’s reading of his work was fantastic a kind and gentle voice that was made for telling stories. Once again the book is brilliant and i recommend anyone give it a listen.
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- Aye Mya Mya Moe
- 27-01-2024
Honest story
Thank you professor Turnell for sharing your story. It has been emotional and sad read for me and hits it home. 😥
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- Dicko
- 26-02-2024
Noble story with high expectations
I was certain the subject matter was going to be worth listening to. I tried three or four times to re-engage with this book but could not reach the end. Sean's story is important to be told but someone else should have told it and narrated it. Disappointed.
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