A powerful and hauntingly beautiful novel set on death row - like THE GREEN MILE or THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION written by Cormac McCarthy.
Even monsters need peace. Even monsters need a person who truly wants to listen - to hear - so that someday we might find the words that are more than boxes. Then maybe we can stop men like me from happening...
A prisoner sits on death row in a maximum security prison. His only escape from his harsh existence is through the words he dreams about, the world he conjures around him using the power of language. For the reality of his world is brutal and stark. He is not named, nor do we know his crime.
But he listens. He listens to the story of York, the prisoner in the cell next to him whose execution date has been set. He hears the lady, an investigator who is piecing together York's past. He watches as the lady falls in love with the priest and wonders if love is still possible here. He sees the corruption and the danger as tensions in 'this enchanted place' build. And he waits.For even monsters have a story . . .
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9780297870494
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 340 g
Dimensions: 199 x 138 x 23 mm
Edition: Digital original
I was sent this book for free to review by another site. Looking at the blurb on the back I would never really have given this book much notice as it is not a subject that I am interested in- lifers on dead row.... More
Rene Denfield has used her experience of working with prisoners on death row to bring us a novel so rich in confused emotion, and a deep understanding of what it must be like to be stuck in a prison where life and...
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Although this isn't the happiest book I have ever read, it is quite possibly one of the best and most powerful. The writing style is incredibly poetic and makes a very dark and harsh world seem hopeful and full... More
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