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A mother’s journey of grief, incarceration, love, and forgiveness.

When Lorri Britt’s son is incarcerated, her world fractures in ways she never imagined. What follows is a deeply personal journey through hidden grief, suffocating shame, and the emotional isolation that comes with loving someone behind bars.

This memoir pulls back the curtain on the untold side of incarceration — the side lived by mothers, families, and loved ones who carry their pain quietly. Lorri writes with unflinching honesty about the moments that broke her, the judgment she endured, and the long, uneven path toward forgiveness and self‑compassion.

Inside these pages, you’ll find:

• The truth about grief that doesn’t fit into tidy categories

• The shame that attaches itself to things we didn’t choose

• The emotional toll of loving someone through their darkest chapter

• The resilience it takes to rise when your heart is still breaking

• The healing that becomes possible when we finally speak the unspeakable

My Heart Behind Bars is more than a memoir — it’s a lifeline for anyone who has ever felt alone in their pain. A reminder that even in the hardest places, love can still transform us.​

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