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Title	:	Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption
Author	:	Jennifer Thompson-Cannino
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 298 pages
Published	:	March 3rd 2009 by St. Martins Press-3PL (first published January 1st 2009)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Crime. True Crime. Biography

Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption

Jennifer Thompson-Cannino

Hardcover | Pages: 298 pages

Rating: 4.17 | 6236 Users | 892 Reviews

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Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment while she slept. She was able to escape, and eventually positively identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker. Ronald insisted that she was mistaken-- but Jennifer's positive identification was the compelling evidence that put him behind bars. After eleven years, Ronald was allowed to take a DNA test that proved his innocence. He was released, after serving more than a decade in prison for a crime he never committed. Two years later, Jennifer and Ronald met face to face-- and forged an unlikely friendship that changed both of their lives.

In their own words, Jennifer and Ronald unfold the harrowing details of their tragedy, and challenge our ideas of memory and judgment while demonstrating the profound nature of human grace and the healing power of forgiveness.

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Original Title:	Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption
ISBN:	0312376537 (ISBN13: 9780312376536)
Edition Language:	English

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This co-authored true crime memoir depicting the 1984 rape of Jennifer Thompson and wrongful conviction of Ronald Cotton is an emotional and inspiring read.Thanks to DNA testing, after nearly eleven long years of claiming innocence and fighting "the system", Ronald Cotton is finally and thankfully released for crimes he did not commit. I could feel his frustration as he told his story, and admire his stamina and methods of survival to find his place each time he was shipped off to yet another

Picking Cotton is not only a wonderful book and an amazing story, it is also important that each and every one of should read. It is a true and scary story, scary how we cannot and should not believe our own eyes, how we cannot trust our eyes or our memory, how even if we are really trying to pay attention to every detail we can get it all wrong, and why we should be so careful not to rely only on eye witnessing in court. So many innocent people are wrongly convicted all around the world by eye

I have to curtail this post to the book. I can go on and on about my beliefs in the 'justice' system. For those that know me, I apply these beliefs to some of the high profile crimes. And this book, much like the other great book Bloodsworth, shows how mistakes can be made. The crux, I think, of this book is the fact that the victim, who so KNEW her attacker and made sure he would rot in hell, would come back and admit her mistake at identifying the wrong person.That is what this novel is about.

This was a great book. It's a fascinating story of a wrongful conviction told by both the victim and the wrongfully convicted. I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed it. It will make you a little emotional at times, but it's very inspirational. I felt compassion for both Jennifer and Ron, and they were on completely opposite ends of the story. I admire their relationship, and I hope to be as graceful (gracious?) as both of them in my own life. Their story made both of them become

MADE ME DEEPLY UNCOMFORTABLE WHICH I EXPECTED BUT ALSO MADE ME CRY TWICE WHICH I DID NOT

This book was very "Night" by Wiesel ish. I really appreciated it for what it was worth, and overall it gives an amazing message to everyone about how to treat others, and forgiving people for their transgressions. I actually met Ronald and Jennifer at a book signing and have a picture with them which is also pretty cool! I attended a Q&A that they did as well, and they are just two extremely inspirational people. Although it's not exactly a page turner, I would recommend for all older teens

So a while ago there was an interesting 60 minute show about this report of trauma and mistake in identity. I found it intriguing how this woman could be so brave as to try and memorize her rapist's face, but her mind may have had so much trauma that her mind blocked some of the memory. As a result, as she was trying to pick the culprit from a line up, many new points and improvements for line ups in general were made.I'm intrigued and so I hope to see how this story is told.