Mary Addison was convicted of killing a white infant when she was only nine years old. Having spent her adolescence in a juvenile detention center and a group home, she now survives a hostile environment where she is defined by a crime she claims she did not commit. When Mary becomes pregnant, the state threatens to take her baby based on her violent history. To keep her child, she must confront the inconsistencies in the original police investigation and reveal the secrets her mother has kept about the night of the murder.
Readers who enjoy psychological suspense and stories involving legal injustice will find this narrative focuses on the unreliability of memory and the failures of the foster care system. The book appeals to those interested in how race and age influence public perception of guilt. By the end, the reader walks away with a deep skepticism regarding objective truth and a chilling perspective on how trauma shapes a person's moral compass. It offers a stark look at the difficulty of redemption when the legal system refuses to look past a person's youth.
Escapist; an easy read.
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- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
