TOMORROW YOU GO HOME Hardback - 2008

de Hague, Tig

The haunting true story of a hardworking British businessmanwho became mired in the deadly, corruption-laden nightmareof Russia's current prison system and lived to tell aboutit, thanks to a love affair that kept his hope alive and theefforts of family and friends in Moscow and in London.

A twenty-first-century Midnight Express, Tig Hague's powerful memoirbrings to light the brutal machinations of Putin's Russia a world wherethe smallest mistake can land you in a frightening, Kafka-esque system,and where those in charge turn a blind eye to the law. Tomorrow You GoHome is the story of an ordinary man on an ordinary business trip whorapidly began to wonder if he would ever have his peaceful life back again.

Departing London for Moscow in July 2003, Hague said good-bye to hisgirlfriend and prepared to meet with clients in a country that was supposedlyundergoing radical reform. Once the plane landed, Hague realized hehad left a small amount of hash in the pocket of his jeans an oversightthat would bring him face-to-face with the reality of contemporary Russianjustice. He was refused a translator, denied contact with the BritishEmbassy, and while awaiting trial was beaten by guards in prison. His$50,000 payment to lawyers was no match for fabricated evidence, andbefore long he was serving a lengthy sentence in a frigid labor camp,where the work nearly cost him his eyesight and ruined his health. Theonly saving grace were regular visits from his girlfriend, who traveled to bewith him and eventually married him in the prison. Taking its title from thefavorite taunt of Hague's prison guard, Tomorrow You Go Home providesa chilling glimpse into the still-desperate conditions behind the 'former'Iron Curtain.