The Enchanted

Denfeld, Rene

3.95

20,359 ratings by Goodreads

ISBN 10: 1482992272 ISBN 13: 9781482992274

Publisher: Blackstone Pub, 2014

Arriving at an ancient stone prison, the Lady, an investigator who searches for information from prisoners's pasts that can save those awaiting execution, digs into the past of a killer named York, who can sense what others cannot, and unearths shocking secrets of her own.

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Review:

"Rene Denfeld is a genius. In "The Enchanted", she has imagined one of the grimmest settings in the world--a dank and filthy death row in a corrupt prison--and given us one of the most beautiful, heart-rending, and riveting novels I have ever read."--Donald Ray Pollock, author of "The Devil All The Time"

""The Enchanted" wrapped its beautiful and terrible fingers around me from the first page and refused to let go after the last. A wondrous book that finds transcendence in the most unlikely of places . . . So dark yet so exquisite."--Erin Morgenstern, author of "The Night Circus"

""The Enchanted" is unlike anything I've ever read. . . . Contagious and seductive. The reader comes to see through Denfeld's strange lens, and to savor the richness of the view long after the final page has turned."--Katherine Dunn, author of "Geek Love"

""The Enchanted" explores the complexities of many crucial issues, including how we treat our children and the vulnerable and the consequences of our actions. It also makes us ask whether our personal behavior, social policies, and the justice system perpetuate more pain than otherwise for humanity."--"New York Journal of Books"

""The Enchanted" is instead a testament to the power of words, of language and symbols to reshape one's reality, and it is an extraordinarily empathetic look at the sorrows and joys of even the worst aspects of human life."--"The Oregonian"

Rene Denfeld is a genius. In "The Enchanted," she has imagined one of the grimmest settings in the world a dank and filthy death row in a corrupt prison and given us one of the most beautiful, heart-rending, and riveting novels I have ever read. --Donald Ray Pollock, author of "The Devil All The Time""

"The Enchanted" wrapped its beautiful and terrible fingers around me from the first page and refused to let go after the last. A wondrous book that finds transcendence in the most unlikely of places . . . So dark yet so exquisite. --Erin Morgenstern, author of "The Night Circus""

"The Enchanted" is unlike anything I ve ever read. . . . Contagious and seductive. The reader comes to see through Denfeld s strange lens, and to savor the richness of the view long after the final page has turned. --Katherine Dunn, author of "Geek Love""

"The Enchanted" explores the complexities of many crucial issues, including how we treat our children and the vulnerable and the consequences of our actions. It also makes us ask whether our personal behavior, social policies, and the justice system perpetuate more pain than otherwise for humanity. --"New York Journal of Books""

"The Enchanted" is instead a testament to the power of words, of language and symbols to reshape one s reality, and it is an extraordinarily empathetic look at the sorrows and joys of even the worst aspects of human life. --"The Oregonian""

Book Description:

A powerful and hauntingly beautiful novel set on death row - as if THE GREEN MILE or THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION were written by Cormac McCarthy.

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