The inside story from behind the scenes...this is the first book on the Martha trial, her humbling experience in prison, and her remarkable (and continuing) comeback! Martha Stewart is one of the richest, most famous women on Earth. Her name is one of the world's biggest brands. Her influence touches virtually every home in North America, and many around the world. How did she land in prison? And, after her release, how did she make it all the way back to the top? This book tells the Martha Stewart story you've never heard. This is the behind-the-scenes story of miscalculation that led Martha to a trial that never should have happened... her life in a federal prison cell, told by those who were there...her personal transformation...and, finally, her amazing, carefully plotted comeback. This gripping narrative reads like a mystery novel and draws upon dozens of exclusive interviews-including candid discussions with never-before-interviewed trial and prison insiders. Robert Slater reveals new details about Martha's indictment and trial strategy...gives you a first-row seat for the stunning testimony of star witness Douglas Faneuil and Martha's long-time friends...and shows you Martha Then, Slater offers an intimate view of Martha's prison life and behavior, her relationship with inmates and authorities...how she began plotting her comeback from her prison cell...and how she rebuilt her reputation with one of the most amazing PR campaigns in business history! This work includes: Martha's reality...vs. everyone else's; how Martha assumed she could dazzle the Feds-and the price she paid; a fair trial...or pure celebrity bashing? Would they have tried Martha "Smith" for the same crime? Inside Martha's defense: Could she have avoided prison? Martha behind bars: the real story, how she felt, how she behaved; plotting her unprecedented comeback; retaking the business, planning the PR. The kinder, gentler Martha Is it real? Will it last? How Martha Stewart really fell...and rose again! The real inside story: this is the first book on Martha's trial...her life in prison...and her incredible comeback! Martha Stewart...in prison, unthinkable. But it happened...and it's this decade's most incredible business and celebrity scandal! This no-holds-barred book tells you the true story behind Martha Stewart's fall...and reveals the carefully crafted plans behind her amazing com Robert Slater's blow-by-blow account takes you where you've never been before: from the San Antonio airport where Martha made her fateful phone call...to the defense table at trial...to Martha's bare West Virginia prison cell. You'll learn how Martha has stage-managed every decision, every step of the way...from the disastrous decisions that could have undermined her to the brilliant decisions that are taking her back to the top!