Tag: redemption
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Mistaken identification – a memoir of injustice and redemption
At the time of the rape, he was actually home asleep on the sofa, a fact sworn to by members of his family. The all-white jury weighed their testimony against Jennifer Thompson’s positive identification. “That’s him,” she said under oath, and so Cotton went to jail.
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Fame, laughter, and self discovery: a review of the memoir The Sound of No Hands Clapping
by Jerry Waxler, author of Memoir Revolution: Write Your Story, Change the World After the success of Toby Young’s first memoir, “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People” he received a call from a Hollywood producer who was impressed by Young’s knack for transforming a jerk into a lovable character. In a sense, Young was…
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