Product Description

In 1978 Warren Fellows was convicted of heroin trafficking between Thailand and Australia. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Bang Kwang prison - better known as the Bangkok Hilton. It was the beginning of 12 years of hell in a place where sewer rats and cockroaches are the only nutritious food, where prison guards laugh as they deliver pulverising blows and where the worst punishment is the khun deo - solitary confinement, Thai style. The Damage Done is one man's story of an unthinkable nightmare. It is not Warren Fellows' plea for forgiveness nor his denial of guilt, but a story of endurance and survival and the abuse of human rights during the decade of a life wasted in leg irons. It is an essential read: hearbreaking, fascinating and impossible to put down.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3040 in Books
• Published on: 1999-10-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Synopsis
In 1978 Warren Fellows was convicted of heroin trafficking between Thailand and Australia. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Bang Kwang prison - better known as the Bangkok Hilton. It was the beginning of 12 years of hell in a place where sewer rats and cockroaches are the only nutritious food, where prison guards laugh as they deliver pulverising blows and where the worst punishment is the khun deo - solitary confinement, Thai style. The Damage Done is one man's story of an unthinkable nightmare. It is not Warren Fellows' plea for forgiveness nor his denial of guilt, but a story of endurance and survival and the abuse of human rights during the decade of a life wasted in leg irons. It is an essential read: hearbreaking, fascinating and impossible to put down.

Customer Reviews

The Damage Done
I have read `The damage Done' a while ago and now have gotten around to write a review for this book

First and fore most Warren Fellows is an International drug smuggler, he made a conscious choice to take this career path. In his own words he says

"I'd had so many chances to avoid this fate and I had let them all slip away".

Fellows had never been caught before, as a result of his previous good fortune he started to believe his own hype. Fellows thought that he we untouchable, he became arrogant and complacent. Before he left for that fateful trip to Thailand there were many warning signs that he failed to heed to, he only has himself to blame for the 12 years that he spent in Bang kwang jail. It is the law of averages you will get caught one day.

This book just grips you in from the first page to the last. After reading this book I did feel sorry for Fellows, the mental, emotional and spiritual torture that he had to endure was immense. There are so many sad instances in the book that brought tears to my eyes. The one's that stands out for me was Paul Hayward, Fellows partner in crime. While in jail in he caught HIV and tuberculosis and later died of a heroine over dose when he was released. The Italian who died in jail and had no friends and family was buried in unholy ground.

I read this book within 3 days and it is I highly recommended. After reading this book it made me realise that life is not a dress rehearsal, you only have one life. Think carefully about what you do because there are consequences to your action.

HORRIFYING
Could not put it down. It was absolutely astonishing! From the opening horrifying story I was gripped! I couldn't believe that human's can treat each other so badly! The conditions prisoners live in are unbelievable, and its shiocking that any actually survive! Warren Fellows description is so in-depth, you feel like your their with him, which is a disturbing thought!! BUY THIS BOOK!!!! It will scare the hell out of you and you'll think twice about ever breaking the law in Thailand.

Heart breaking
i read this book years ago, but re read it this week. i finished it in 2 days. i know you shouldnt feel sorry for criminals and all that, but no one deserves this. how anyone could survive it physically and mentally is just beyond me. Warren Fellows tells some of the most horrifying stories. even though he did deserve jail, i think this is a bit much. it is amazing that he was able to adapt so well to life on the outside.
unbelievable!