Picking Cotton : our memoir of injustice and redemption
Record details
- ISBN: 9780312599539
- ISBN: 0312599536
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Physical Description:
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297 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm - Edition: 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, ©2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-291). |
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Subject: | Thompson-Cannino, Jennifer Cotton, Ronald Rape victims North Carolina Burlington Biography Rape North Carolina Burlington Case studies Forgiveness Case studies |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HV 6568 .B87 T46 2009 | 30775305523970 | General Collection | Available | - |
Picking Cotton : Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption
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Picking Cotton : Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption
The New York Times best selling true story of an unlikely friendship forged between a woman and the man she incorrectly identified as her rapist and sent to prison for 11 years. Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment while she slept. She was able to escape, and eventually positively identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker. Ronald insisted that she was mistaken-- but Jennifer's positive identification was the compelling evidence that put him behind bars. After eleven years, Ronald was allowed to take a DNA test that proved his innocence. He was released, after serving more than a decade in prison for a crime he never committed. Two years later, Jennifer and Ronald met face to face-- and forged an unlikely friendship that changed both of their lives. With Picking Cotton , Jennifer and Ronald tell in their own words the harrowing details of their tragedy, and challenge our ideas of memory and judgment while demonstrating the profound nature of human grace and the healing power of forgiveness.