Cleary Wolters

Out of Orange: a Memoir Cleary Wolters

Publisher Marketing: The real-life Alex Vause from the critically acclaimed, top-rated Netflix show "Orange Is the New Black" tells her story in her own words for the first time a powerful, surprising memoir about crime and punishment, friendship and marriage, and a life caught in the ruinous drug trade and beyond. Fans nationwide have fallen in love with "Orange Is the New Black," the critically acclaimed and wildly popular Netflix show based on Piper Kerman s sensational #1 "New York Times" bestseller. Now, Catherine Cleary Wolters the inspiration for Alex Vause, Piper s ex-girlfriend, friend, and sometimes-romantic partner on the show tells her true story, offering details and insights that fill in the blanks, set the record straight, and answer common fan questions. An insightful, frustrating, heartbreaking, and uplifting analysis of crime and punishment in our times, "Out of Orange" is an intimate look at international drug crime a seemingly glamorous lifestyle that dazzles unsuspecting young women and eventually leads them to the seedy world of prison. Told by a woman originally thrust into the spotlight without her permission Wolters learned about Piper s memoir in the media "Out of Orange" chronicles Wolter s time in the drug trade, her incarceration, her friendships and acquaintances with odd cellmates, her two marriages, and her complicated relationship with Piper. But Wolters is not solely defined by her past; she also reflects on her life and the person she is today. Filled with colorful characters, fascinating tales, painful sobering lessons, and hard-earned wisdom, "Out of Orange" is sure to be provocative, entertaining, and ultimately inspiring." Review Citations: Booklist 05/01/2015 pg. 63 (EAN 9780062376138, Hardcover) Library Journal 05/15/2015 pg. 93 (EAN 9780062376138, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Wolters, Cleary Cleary Wolters is the real-life inspiration for the character Nora Jansen in Piper Kerman's memoir and Alex Vause in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Piper spent thirteen months in a Danbury, Connecticut, minimum-security prison beginning in 2004. Cleary, meanwhile, was charged with conspiracy to import heroin and served almost six years in a Dublin, California, prison before being paroled in 2008. Cleary has written poetry, fiction, and screenplays, the bulk of which were written during her prison sentence. This is her first memoir and first published work. Contributor Bio:  Rosenblat, Barbara Barbara Rosenblat is a multi-award-winning voice actor for audiobooks. On Broadway, she created the role of 'Mrs. Medlock' in 'The Secret Garden'.