I'm reaching out to offer the Books for Change community advance copies of MY TIME WILL COME by Ian Manuel.
In MY TIME WILL COME, Ian Manuel writes, “my story has been told many times and by highly regarded experts in their fields—judges, prosecutors, juvenile probation officers, sociologists, journalists. But I would like to try to tell it to you myself. I have reason to believe the experts may be wrong about me. You see, today, thirty years later, I am neither in prison nor dead.”
The start of Manuel’s story is sadly not unique—a fourteen-year-old boy sentenced to life without parole for a non-homicide crime. He spent two-third of his life in prison, eighteen of which were spent in solitary confinement. What is unique is that, with the help of his victim, who forgave him and bravely advocated for him, he was able to see freedom again. Ian’s story was first featured in Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy—now he’s telling it in his own words.
This is a powerful, moving, important story, full of twists and turns, resilience and mercy, determination and art. If you are interested in receiving an advance copy, please message us here on Goodreads at Knopf Books with either your best mailing address or email address to receive a NetGalley copy (note: physical editions are limited, first come, first served!)
I'm reaching out to offer the Books for Change community advance copies of MY TIME WILL COME by Ian Manuel.
In MY TIME WILL COME, Ian Manuel writes, “my story has been told many times and by highly regarded experts in their fields—judges, prosecutors, juvenile probation officers, sociologists, journalists. But I would like to try to tell it to you myself. I have reason to believe the experts may be wrong about me. You see, today, thirty years later, I am neither in prison nor dead.”
The start of Manuel’s story is sadly not unique—a fourteen-year-old boy sentenced to life without parole for a non-homicide crime. He spent two-third of his life in prison, eighteen of which were spent in solitary confinement. What is unique is that, with the help of his victim, who forgave him and bravely advocated for him, he was able to see freedom again. Ian’s story was first featured in Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy—now he’s telling it in his own words.
This is a powerful, moving, important story, full of twists and turns, resilience and mercy, determination and art. If you are interested in receiving an advance copy, please message us here on Goodreads at Knopf Books with either your best mailing address or email address to receive a NetGalley copy (note: physical editions are limited, first come, first served!)
Thank you,
Julianne
My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption