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Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace: A Memoir de Michael Morton

Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace: A Memoir

Autor Michael Morton
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iul 2015

Pe 13 august 1986, la doar o zi după ce împlinise 32 de ani, Michael Morton pleca spre serviciu lăsând în urmă o viață obișnuită. La întoarcere, universul său s-a prăbușit: soția sa, Christine, fusese ucisă cu brutalitate în propriul pat, iar autoritățile din Williamson County, Texas, grăbite să găsească un vinovat, și-au îndreptat imediat atenția către el. Fără nicio probă fizică, Michael a fost condamnat la închisoare pe viață, începând un calvar care avea să dureze un sfert de secol. Considerăm că forța acestui volum rezidă în onestitatea brutală cu care autorul descrie nu doar procesul nedrept, ci și lungile decenii de doliu trăite între zidurile reci ale celulei, departe de fiul său.

Getting Life nu este doar o cronică a unei erori judiciare, ci un studiu despre reziliență, construit pe baza a peste 1.000 de pagini de jurnale intime ținute de Michael Morton în timpul detenției. Cititorul descoperă cu revoltă cum probe esențiale — rapoarte despre o dubă suspectă, un obiect vestimentar cu ADN-ul criminalului sau tentativele de utilizare a cardului victimei — au fost ascunse sau ignorate de anchetatori. Pe același raft cu The Innocent Man de John Grisham, dar cu un accent pe procesul spiritual de iertare și pace interioară, această lucrare oferă o perspectivă viscerală asupra eșecului sistemic. Față de cealaltă lucrare a sa, Gathering Israel, care explorează teme religioase globale, acest volum de memorii este o mărturie personală, cinematică și profund umană despre lupta de a rămâne întreg într-un sistem care te vrea înfrânt.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781476756837
ISBN-10: 147675683X
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte celor pasionați de cazuri reale de justiție (true crime) și memorii care explorează limitele spiritului uman. Cititorul va câștiga o înțelegere profundă a mecanismelor prin care sistemul judiciar poate eșua, dar și o lecție despre demnitate și iertare. Este o lectură esențială pentru a înțelege cum adevărul poate ieși la lumină chiar și după 25 de ani de tăcere forțată.

Despre autor

Michael Morton s-a născut în Texas și a crescut în California, revenind în statul natal în timpul liceului. Viața i-a fost marcată de condamnarea pe nedrept pentru uciderea soției sale în Austin, eroare care l-a costat aproape 25 de ani de libertate. După eliberare, Morton a devenit o voce importantă în reforma justiției penale. În prezent, este recăsătorit și locuiește în zona rurală din estul Texasului, unde scrie despre experiențele sale și despre puterea credinței, transformând o tragedie personală într-un mesaj de speranță și integritate.

Descriere scurtă

On August 13, 1986, just one day after his thirty-second birthday, Michael Morton went to work at his usual time. By the end of the day, his wife Christine had been savagely bludgeoned to death in the couple's bed-and the Williamson County Sherriff's office in Texas wasted no time in pinning her murder on Michael, despite an absolute lack of physical evidence. Michael was swiftly sentenced to life in prison for a crime he had not committed. He mourned his wife from a prison cell. He lost all contact with their son. Life, as he knew it, was over.

Drawing on his recollections, court transcripts, and more than 1,000 pages of personal journals he wrote in prison, Michael recounts the hidden police reports about an unidentified van parked near his house that were never pursued; the bandana with the killer's DNA on it, that was never introduced in court; the call from a neighbouring county reporting the attempted use of his wife's credit card, which was never followed up on; and ultimately, how he battled his way through the darkness to become a free man once again.

"Even for readers who may feel practically jaded about stories of injustice in Texas-even those who followed this case closely in the press-could do themselves a favour by picking up Michael Morton's new memoir…It is extremely well-written [and] insightful" (The Austin Chronicle). Getting Lifeis an extraordinary story of unfathomable tragedy, grave injustice, and the strength and courage it takes to find forgiveness.

Notă biografică

Michael Morton was born in Texas, grew up in California, and moved back to Texas in high school. While living in Austin, Michael was convicted of murdering his wife—a crime he did not commit. He spent almost twenty-five years in prison before being exonerated through the efforts of the Innocence Project, pro bono lawyer John Raley, and advances in DNA technology. Michael is now remarried and lives on a lake in rural East Texas, relishing and appreciating what others may take for granted.

Recenzii

“Morton poignantly recounts half a lifetime spent behind bars and underscores the glaring errors of our justice system.”
"A stunning memoir...A great deal has been written about the shortcomings of the American criminal justice system, but perhaps nothing more searing than Morton’s book, 'Getting Life.' It is a devastating and infuriating book, more astonishing than any legal thriller by John Grisham...Morton is able to deliver this aching and poignant look at the criminal justice system only because he didn’t get a death sentence. "
“Imagine spending twenty-five years in prison for a murder you did not commit. Imagine the murder victim was your wife, the love of your life. And imagine it all happened because prosecutors and law enforcement officials cooked up a case against you and hid evidence that would have identified the real killer. Michael Morton doesn't have to imagine, because he lived it. It's usually a cliché to say someone has been to hell and back, but in Morton's case that is exactly what happened, and his stunning and lyrical account of the journey will break your heart, then make you mad, and finally fill you with hope.”
“An intimate, gripping portrayal of a grievous miscarriage of justice.”
“A true Texas story of how our system of justice can itself be criminal. Michael Morton’s powerful tale will take you with him into mourning, into prison, and finally, thankfully, back out into the light.”
"[An] eloquent, page-turning memoir."
“In straightforward, thoughtful prose, surprisingly devoid of bitterness, from his personal journals as well as with court transcripts, Morton details his love for his wife and son, his loss of both, and his years spent surviving in prison and trying to prove his innocence. A powerful memoir and a powerful indictment of the U.S. judicial system and its potential to imprison innocent men and women.”
"Even for readers who may feel practically jaded about stories of injustice in Texas – even those who followed this case closely in the press – could do themselves a favor by picking up Michael Morton's new memoir…It is extremely well-written, insightful, infuriating, and, in places, quite funny."
“A lively and intimate account of his rise from pariah to celebrated survivor after DNA evidence and determined lawyers proved his innocence after 25 years in prison…What makes Morton’s story so intriguing is the ease with which most people can put themselves in his place — the victim of a crime treated like a criminal — and wonder if they could cope, let alone survive.”
“A jarring testament that truth really can be stranger than fiction…the writing is snappy and clean, with more wit than one might expect.”
"A tale of grave injustice and, finally, great strength and courage and intelligence."
"Riveting."

Descriere

A young father spent twenty-five years in prison for a crime he did not commit…and his eventual exoneration and return to life as a free man.