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The enchanted a novel

The enchanted place is an ancient stone prison, viewed through the eyes of a death row inmate who finds escape in his books and in re-imagining life around him. A female investigator searches for buried information from prisoners' pasts that can save those soon-to-be-executed. Digging into the...

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Main Author: Denfeld, Rene.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Harper, 2014.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Prisons > Fiction.
Death row inmates > Fiction.
Private investigators > Fiction.
Priests > Fiction.
Summary: The enchanted place is an ancient stone prison, viewed through the eyes of a death row inmate who finds escape in his books and in re-imagining life around him. A female investigator searches for buried information from prisoners' pasts that can save those soon-to-be-executed. Digging into the background of a killer named York, she uncovers wrenching truths that challenge familiar notions of victim and criminal, innocence and guilt, and reveals shocking secrets of her own.
Physical Description: 237 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780062285508 (hc.)
0062285505 (hc.)
9780062323330 (International ed.)
0062323334 (International ed.)
Author Notes: Rene Denfeld is an American author, based in Oregon. Her essays have been published in the New York Times and other publication. She is the author of two novels, The Enchanted, which received the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger in France, and The Child Finder, which has become an international bestseller.

In addition to writing, she was a Chief Investigator at a public defender's office, investigating death penalty cases. Her work in social justice has earned her the 2017 Break The Silence Award, given at the 24th Annual Knock Out Abuse Gala in Washington DC.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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