Seven Days to Live: The Amazing True Story of How One Man Survived 21 Years on Death Row for a Crime He Didn't Commit - Hardcover

Yarris, Nick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 000726772X ISBN 13: 9780007267729

Publisher: Harper Element, 2008

Synopsis

'Seven Days To Live' is the original first book written by Nick Yarris. This book covers the incredible journey Nick's life took him on from early childhood, onto how he spent 23 years on death row in the USA for a rape and murder he was proven innocent of in 2003. This book is a truly unique glimpse into the American justice system, brought to life through the perspective of someone who endured the worst treatment possible. Now the author of his compelling second book titled 'Seven Days To Love', Nick Yarris follows on this incredible first work with an uplifting story of life after his release from prison. www.nickjyarris.com

About this title

Synopsis:

The harrowing, heartbreaking story of Nick Yarris who spent twenty one years on Death Row for a crime he did not commit. When Nick was seven, his childhood was shattered when he was attacked and raped by a local teenage boy who went on to terrorize him throughout his teenage years. Nick responded by becoming a replica of his attacker, projecting a fierce and violent reputation in the hope that he would never feel so weak again. He became an alcoholic and drug addict, and started committing petty crimes to pay for his habit. On 20 December 1981, Nick was in a stolen car when he was pulled over for jumping a red light. A scuffle ensued after Nick was manhandled by the policeman, and he was placed in solitary confinement without treatment for drug withdrawal, causing him to collapse mentally. Having read the lone newspaper in his cell about the murder of Linda Mae Craig, who had been abducted from a local shopping mall car park, he concocted a story pinning the murder on a former drug buddy in a desperate bid for freedom. It backfired, and Nick was accused of the murder himself. Nick was charged and convicted on no real evidence other than his own failed story.At the age of 20 he was sent to one of the most notoriously brutal prisons in the United States, and was tormented by a guard later convicted of abuse at Abu Ghraib.

During more than two decades of torment and suffering on Death Row, in despair, Nick often begged to bring forward his execution. But Nick refused to give up, educating himself while in prison, and battled to use DNA evidence to prove his innocence. He was finally released, and now lives in the UK with his wife and baby daughter and continuing to fight against the death penalty.

About the Author:

Nick Yarris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. In July 1982 he was sentenced to death in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, for a murder he did not commit. He sat in solitary confinement on Death Row for nearly twenty-two years until DNA testing finally proved his innocence in 2003, and in January 2004 he was released form prison. He now lives in St Albans, England, with his wife Karen and baby daughter Lara Rebecca. He speaks all around the world against the death penalty.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Element
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 000726772X
• ISBN 13: 9780007267729
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 298