{"product_id":"9781683782438","title":"Summary of Orange Is the New Black: by Piper Kerman Includes Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary of Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman | Includes Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreview of the earlier Chapters:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn 1993, twenty-four year old Piper Kerman was at the\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBrussels airport, waiting for her suitcase after arriving\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003efrom Chicago via Paris. She was dressed like a\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003efashionable businesswoman, but was nervous\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ebecause $10,000 that belonged to a West African\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003edrug lord was hidden in her suitcase. It arrived on a\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003elater flight. She dashed out of the airport, accidentally\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eskipping a stop in Customs.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eKerman had graduated from Smith College. Though\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eshe came from a Boston family of high achievers,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003edoctors and lawyers, she majored in theater. Most of\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eher friends got real jobs. She had no plan, though,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eand ended up waitressing in Northampton. She hung\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eout with a crowd of similarly situated young people,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ehaving affairs with lovers of both sexes, dressing\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ein black, and getting tattoos.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDuring this time, Piper began an affair with a lesbian\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eneighbor, Nora Jansen. Nora was a drug smuggler,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003etransporting cash and heroin for a West African drug\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003elord named Alaji. He also happened to be her sister,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHester’s, boyfriend. One day, Nora came home with a\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003esuitcase full of cash and a new Mazda Miata\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003econvertible. Piper enjoyed the perks of Nora’s\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003elifestyle, but the drug activity made her nervous.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen a friend decided to move to San Francisco,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePiper saw it as a way out of her relationship with\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNora. However, Nora suggested they move in\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003etogether there. Not only did Piper stay with Nora, she\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eused Nora’s cover story to explain the move to her\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003efamily. Nora’s story was that she and a friend, Jack,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ewere starting a magazine, so Piper told her family she\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ewould be working for the magazine in San\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFrancisco...\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside this Instaread Summary of Orange Is the New Black\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Overview of the entire book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Introduction to the characters in the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Summary and analysis of all the chapters in the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Reader's Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith Instaread Summaries, you can get the summary of a book in 30 minutes or less. We\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eread every chapter, summarize and analyze it for your convenience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instaread, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149995491568,"sku":"9781683782438","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781683782438_p0.jpg?v=1763701263","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781683782438","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}