Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption
by Erin Torneo, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, Ronald Cotton
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Book Summary Information
Author: Erin Torneo, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, Ronald CottonEdition: Kindle Edition
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Kindle eBook
Published: 2010-01-05
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 305
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Reviews of Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption
Book Review: Memory Isn't Everything
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw an interview with Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton on "60 Minutes" about a year ago, and the concept of their book fascinated me: a white woman misidentified her rapist, sending an innocent man to prison for years. When DNA evidence exonerates him, they meet, he forgives her for her mistake, and they become close friends.
The book delves into a lot more of the darker emotions on both sides: the rage and fear that dominated both Cotton's and Thompson's lives before Cotton was cleared of the crime. Both of them now speak on behalf of groups who work on behalf of inmates who insist they're innocent. Thompson-Cannino had been a proponent of the death penalty until she spoke at an event benefiting an inmate who, like Cotton, was convicted chiefly on the basis of eyewitness testimony.
This book really makes you think about the fallibility of memory, and later on, about the power of forgiveness. These two people have pulled beauty out of the mess.
Summary of Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption
Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment while she slept. She was able to escape, and eventually positively identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker. Ronald insisted that she was mistaken-- but Jennifer's positive identification was the compelling evidence that put him behind bars. After eleven years, Ronald was allowed to take a DNA test that proved his innocence. He was released, after serving more than a decade in prison for a crime he never committed. Two years later, Jennifer and Ronald met face to face-- and forged an unlikely friendship that changed both of their lives.
In their own words, Jennifer and Ronald unfold the harrowing details of their tragedy, and challenge our ideas of memory and judgment while demonstrating the profound nature of human grace and the healing power of forgiveness.
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