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Hello all, Thanks for all your support for my book. Frank and I were friends for many years and I wrote the book to acknowledge his struggle when he was wrongly imprisoned. He did a lot of stupid things and should have been punished for them, but, he was imprisoned for the things he didn't do! Not only imprisoned but labelled and locked up in the worst hell-hole a man can imagine! We visited him there and the experience, even as a visitor will forever remain embedded in the memory cupboard you don't open too often. It's nasty in parts so don't leave it where the kids can read it. keep in touch.
Regards from Ron
Listen to an interview with Ron on www.spreaker.com Go to The Maggie Regan Show. Here are some reviews from Amazon UK and USA: Also a poem sent by a Canadian reader Paul Bowles
By This review is from: Letters From Lovelock (Paperback)
On the face of it, a brief description of the basis of this moving and fascinating book would do it a great injustice. Basically dealing with the correspondence which passed between two old friends who had not seen one another for years, the main link being that one of them is locked up in an horrendous penal institution in the Nevada desert for a crime he did not commit. Although Frank, the prisoner, was not exactly an angel, he certainly did not deserve what fate dealt out to him. His letters are raw, but rich with painful detail... horrific yet extremely poignant and humorous at times. The reader is really drawn to this character and it is easy to soon feel great sympathy for his outrageous predicamant as he battles the system. Ron Regan, the author, who corresponded with, and supported, him for many years does a fine job in relating this tale, never being intrusive... he lets the letters speak for themselves. What really comes across, however, is a feeling of great loyalty... acts of friendship which really mean something. Fascinating stuff, thought provoking and highly recommended.
5.0 out of 5 stars There But For The Grace..., 2 May 2012 By This review is from: Letters From Lovelock (Paperback)
This is the kind of book that makes you keep changing your mind about it. One minute I was thinking,'What a horrible uneducated man' and the next minute I was heartily sorry for him. Again, I thought, 'Frank is taking his friend Ron for a ride to get him to send money', then I thought, 'this man is desperate'. What comes across I think is that the writer is a friend anyone would like to have and Frank was a very lucky man to have met him. Whether or not he was guilty of the crime, his letters made me shudder. A great read but not for the fragrants!
USA Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Shivery! May 3, 2012 By Paula Larson
What a super read! I read it in one go because I couldn't put it down! A bit of a learning curve for me, as I didn't think that such friendship existed any more. Mostly though I got the impression that the character the author writes to and helps a lot, may not be so deserving. Then I decided to be generous and give him the benefit of the doubt and if the man was not guilty as charged then he really was in Hell. I ended up feeling extremely uncomfortable about his conviction and very very sorry for him. This book gives an insight into a man's horrible experience in prison (I know it is not supposed to be a holiday!) and of the greatest act of kindness by his friend. Also, the letters written from prison describe another world. It sounds as though the inmates are from another planet, hopefully most of them will stay there!
Frank Goes Down A Poem By Paul Bowes 2012
'The Fox' was framed And thrown in jail Big guy, strong heart Doing time in Lovelock
Pitching dice, horses, keno A gambling man with method and skill Cool card player, knows his luck But freedom is lost and Frank the Fox Is trapped
Inside, the cell block Locked up with psychos Bad food and prison guards Day in, day out
Made to plead guilty To get a better deal Then live to regret it They deny your appeal
But he has a friend Who got in touch Who made life better Wrote many letters
A visit from Ronnie A day to remember Franks hair had changed From black to white
Getting older, suffering For a crime he didn't do Relentlessly betting On his odds to survive
Praying he'd get through it Trading meals for postage stamps Writing letters and spelling out The twisted game
Frank survived but barely made it The world outside was hand to mouth Welfare, casino, curfew and food stamps And a friend to relate to Who never let him down
The birds always came When Frank would whistle Crumbs from 'The Fox' Eating from his hand.
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