Seventy Times Seven A True Story of Murder and Mercy
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:Bedford Square Publishers
Fr. 38.90
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
09.11.2023
Verlag
Bedford Square PublishersSeitenzahl
384
Maße (L/B/H)
21.3/12.9/2.7 cm
Gewicht
602 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-915798-96-1
On a spring afternoon in 1985 in Gary, Indiana, a fifteen-year-old black girl kills a white elderly bible teacher in a violent home invasion. In a city with a history of racial tension the press swoops in. When Paula is sentenced to death, no one decries the impending execution of a tenth grader. But the tide begins to shift when the victim''s grandson Bill forgives the girl, against the wishes of his family, and campaigns to spare her life. This tragedy in a midwestern steel town soon reverberates across the United States and around the world - reaching as far away as the Vatican - as newspapers cover the story on their front pages and millions sign petitions in support of Paula. As Paula waits on death row, her fate sparks a debate that not only animates legal circles but raises vital questions about the value of human life. This story asks us to consider what radical acts of empathy we might be capable of.
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