Synopsis
This deeply moving book vividly conveys life in the hidden world of death row by giving condemned men and women in the United States the rare opportunity to speak for themselves. Ranging from descriptions of cockroach races to eloquent statements about facing execution, this collection of letters from inmates to members of the pen friend group, Lifelines, unmasks the human face of the death penalty. As Sister Helen Prejean writes in her foreword, "Take this guided tour round Hell--guided by those who should know: the prisoners themselves."
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From the Author
The prisoners' own voice
After the first English edition of this book was published in 1991, I received dozens of letters from people saying that it was one of the most powerful and moving books they had ever read. I can boast about the book as I am just the editor: it is really the voice of the men and women on Death Row. The book consists almost entirely of excerpts from letters written by the prisoners to people in Britain and Ireland. The letters were of course not written for publication and so often come from the heart and have great immediacy. People seem either to read the book from cover to cover, or find it such strong meat that they can take it only in small bits at a time. I'd greatly welcome readers' reactions to it.
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