Sentenced Before the Womb
By Adrian Fajardo (Self-published)
Inmates aren’t the only prisoners in Texas. The families of the more than 2 million incarcerated men and women are locked up, too. Adrian Fajardo gives voice to this reality in a gritty first-person account of what it was like to grow up with a father in prison.
As a young boy in Waco, Adrian and his family were comfortable and happy. They seemed to have everything they needed. Then, agents stormed their home and took his dad, and everything changed.
Losing their home, sleeping on the floor at a relative’s house, going hungry, diving into addiction, seeking security in bad company—the entire family was swept along by his father’s choices.
Adrian relays the trauma and consequences in frank terms, connecting with his reader by laying his heart and mind bare. He is honest about his anger, depression, uncertainty and confusion.
Sentenced Before the Womb is written for those who are or may find themselves in the same situation. The narrative is fast-paced, the chapters are bite-size and the book is short.
Prison, as large as it looms for Adrian and his family, isn’t their whole story. Redemption came for Adrian’s dad, Adrian’s older brother and for Adrian, too. This part of their story is still in progress and still being told.
Eric Black, executive director/publisher/editor
Baptist Standard
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