First published 2019
A black man is wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to death row. A young lawyer named Bryan Stevenson takes on the case, battling a racist justice system stacked against the poor and powerless. As they work to overturn the conviction, they confront the harsh realities of racial bias and the devastating human cost of capital punishment. At its core, this is a story of moral courage and one man's unwavering pursuit of mercy.
Genres: american-fiction, african-american, biography-memoir, activism
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: moral-courage, pursuit-of-justice
288 pages · Library Binding · Turtleback
Content warnings: racism, violence