When nine black youths are falsely accused of sexual assault and other crimes in 1931 Alabama, a young journalist struggles to save them from being sentenced to death, an effort that is complicated by the shifting testimony of a key witness and the journalist's own past demons.
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Review:
'...compelling fictional account of one of history's greatest miscarriages of justice, a case that kick-started America's civil rights movement' -- Waterstone's Books Quarterly
'A fine novel...meticulously researched...' -- Daily Telegraph
'An astute history...clear-sighted...Feldman's book should be read.' -- The Independent
'Moving, disturbing and enormously powerful, this brilliant book offers no cosy resolutions or perfect happy endings.' -- The Gloss
'Multidimensional and real, neither wholly good nor wholly bad, Ruby is a marvellous fictional creation...' -- Historical Novels Review
'Scottsboro is a pleasure to read, even if the history makes one wince.'
-- Daily Telegraph
'an intelligent and often enjoyable writer'
-- Sunday Times
`A powerful novel...Scottsboro moves at a leisurely pace but never fails to hold the attention.'
-- 3Sixty
From the Publisher:
Long-listed for the Orange Prize
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- PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0393064905
- ISBN 13 9780393064902
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages368
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