In her memoir, Kerman writes that the pair "lived a life of relentless tension, yet it was also often crushingly boring. But their life together wasn't as exciting as it may sound. To a 22-year-old in love and lust, the allure of big money and big parties proved too much to overcome, and Piper soon found herself jetting off to Bali as business boomed. That's where she met Nora Jansen (you guessed it, the real-life Alex Vause), who turned out to be more than just a pretty face - she was an up-and-coming drug dealer on an international scale, who would eventually name Piper in her trial years after they broke up.
On the other hand, what it's missing is some of the more generous, almost first-person, narration that puts the other characters in the spotlight - it is, obviously, even more filtered through a privileged, white lens than the show. If you're hoping to dive into the story beyond its admittedly addictive entertainment value, Piper Kerman's actual memoir definitely provides a more nuanced and realistic description. So, in the interest of spending even more time with our favorite felon, we're bringing you the true story behind the phenomenon, so you can separate fact from (fascinating) fiction. If you've ever wondered how the writers come up with this stuff, it's because they had some pretty amazing real-life source material to work with. If you've been eschewing pop culture news for beach reads and other diversions, it's easy to watch OITNB without even realizing it's a very true, and very fascinating, story. Not only is Orange Is The New Black our current favorite obsession, but it's a fascinating character study with a cast of seriously awesome ladies. Anyone with even a fleeting relationship with the Internet lately has heard the rumblings over the new Netflix show taking TV by storm.
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