I recommend this book not so you will be reminded of what you surely have already learned: that our systems are imperfect, that the poor and the ill-educated and the disabled can be victimized, that racism yet resonates. In telling me their stories, he shared little about himself, and this fact stays with me, too: the humility expressed in what he did not include. Stevenson gifted me with people I had no other way of knowing. I felt sorrow and horror, but ultimately, I was left enriched. Of all things, this tale of abuse and injustice, of cruelty and hate, reads fast. JUST MERCY is a serious endeavor, and yet the writing is light and adept and elegant. It took me a year to crack the first page, but then I read it quickly, and when I finished, I went back and read it again. It had been recommended to me by a trusted source, but I knew it was about the author’s work as a lawyer representing people condemned to die, and somehow, it just didn’t seem like the right book to pick up when I was hoping to get a few hours of sleep. The book was sitting on my nightstand, making me feel slightly guilty.
The next year, it won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In this inspiring memoir, the couple will explore their unwavering faith, their deep connection, and how Maya stepped away from basketball to pursue justice both to prove Jonathan's innocence and inspire activism in others.Time magazine called Bryan Stevenson’s JUST MERCY one of the 10 best nonfiction books of 2014. In March 2020, his conviction was overturned by a state judge in Jefferson City, Mo. She stunned the sports world when she announced in February 2019 that she would step away from her career in women's basketball, in part so she could help Jonathan in what they hoped would be his final appeal. She visited him often throughout the years, as well as sending him letters and books as he fought for his freedom ultimately, she became a strong voice for prosecutorial changes. Maya met Jonathan in 2007, shortly before her freshman year at the University of Connecticut, where she became one of the most heralded women's basketball players in collegiate history. Maya Moore's family met Jonathan through a prison ministry program in 1999 and over time developed a close bond with him. Jonathan was only 16 when he was arrested for a crime he did not commit. In the tradition of Just Mercy, an inspirational memoir by WNBA star Maya Moore Irons and her husband, Jonathan Irons, who she helped free from a wrongful conviction.A journey for justice turned into a love story when Maya Moore, one of the WNBA's brightest stars, married the man she helped free from prison, Jonathan Irons.
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