Griner will describe 'her stark and surreal time living in a foreign prison and the terrifying aspects of day-to-day life in a women's penal colony,' her publisher said.
"That day was the beginning of an unfathomable period in my life which only now am I ready to share," Griner said in a news release announcing her yet-to-be-titled memoir from publisher Alfred A. Knopf.
"The primary reason I traveled back to Russia for work that day was because I wanted to make my wife, family, and teammates proud," she said."After an incredibly challenging 10 months in detainment, I am grateful to have been rescued and to be home. Readers will hear my story and understand why I'm so thankful for the outpouring of support from people across the world."
Griner said she hopes her book also brings awareness to the cases of other Americans who are wrongfully detained abroad, including
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