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The Damage Done

Twelve Years of Hell in a Bangkok Prison

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The Damage Done

By: Warren Fellows
Narrated by: David Tredinnick
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 In 1978 Warren Fellows was convicted of heroin trafficking between Thailand and Australia. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Bang Kwang prison–better known as the Bangkok Hilton. It was the beginning of 12 years of hell in a place where sewer rats and cockroaches are the only nutritious food, where prison guards laugh as they deliver pulverising blows and where the worst punishment is the khun deo–solitary confinement, Thai style. The Damage Done is one man's story of an unthinkable nightmare. It is not Warren Fellows' plea for forgiveness nor his denial of guilt, but a story of endurance and survival and the abuse of human rights during the decade of a life wasted in leg irons. It is an essential read: hearbreaking, fascinating and impossible to put down.©1997 Warren Fellows (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing True Crime

Critic Reviews

"This is a not a book for the fainthearted. The reader will be repulsed yet magnetised by the contents of Fellows' book." (The Herald Sun)
"... a solid story of pure misery that addresses you directly, like a man pouring out his heart in your living room" (The Age)
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I feel so sorry and saddened for warren this book was something as he said unless you’ve been there so hard to get your head around and cannot fathom the cruelty of there prison systems needs to change it’s disgusting and I’m making my sons listen to this book I think there is so much for everyone one of us to learn 🙏

Wow that was a crazy listen

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Up there with the likes of rusty young.
Also. The narrator was one of the best I've heard in my mind.

One of the best prison books I have read yet

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Fantastic read. Shows the outcomes of wrong choices anybody could make and some still do. A hard lesson learned by Warren. Thankyou for sharing your story.

An honest view of time standing still

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Raw telling of a very real story. There would be less drug couriers recruited if this was required reading in senior high school.

A great cautionary tale - a life lesson for all aspiring drug couriers.

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It certainly should be a deterrent for anyone considering the path of smuggling drugs in third world countries.
Tough to listen to at times and super well narrated (as all books read by David are...)

I suggest reading some background reports on Warren and his life after returning back to Australia. The impact it had on his son made this story stick more than the book itself did.

A tough life for the crime

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Could definitely do with being a bit longer. Overall a great insight and very interesting.

Bit short...

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Harrowing story with sufficient detail to scare you to the core …… well narrated and totally captivating

Absorbing to the max

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Despite looking for a quick and easy dollar no one deserves to live like this , some truly horrible events witnessed.

Harrowing

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Great book, had to keep listening to the audiobook until the finish, then I usually google to see where the person is now. I see the book made him some money, hr got back into drugs or cocaine and eventually turned to God.

Good Read

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A really interesting story, great narration and kept me wanting to hear more every time I had to stop listening.

Excellent on all accounts

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