![]() It is my greatest hope that their lives will be the better for it, and I am forever grateful for the honor and the opportunity that Oprah has afforded me. I cant even remember where I got my copy from, as it was about 5 years ago and had been buried in a folder deep inside my hard drive, but it definitely more of a 'find' than a purchase. Winfrey and her book club, my story will be introduced to a national audience. As far as I can tell, this book is not available from any legitimate audiobook sites. “My greatest hope at that time was that a few young people would read my story and learn from my mistakes. I wrote That Bird Has My Wings while in solitary confinement, isolated and alone,” he says. “I turned 60 this year, having entered San Quentin at the age 19. Masters had this to say about the selection of his book for Oprah’s Book Club: '2010 is easily Clarkes best book in over a decade.'-The San Diego Tribune show more. ![]() We use cookies to give you the best possible. ![]() HarperOne has reissued the book, which contains a foreword by spiritual teacher Pema Chödrön, who has long championed Masters’s cause. Clarke, 9780345303066, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. ![]() Oprah read the book shortly after it was first published by HarperOne, in 2009, and it left a strong impression: “His story, of a young boy victimized by addiction, poverty, violence, the foster care system, and later the justice system, profoundly touched me then, and still does today,” said Oprah. Masters has been incarcerated in California’s San Quentin State Prison for the past 41 years. ![]()
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