![]() ![]() The basic premise: a college student, Joe, needs to write a biography about anyone of his choosing and he just so happens to choose a convicted murderer living in a nursing home and dying of cancer. The fascinating aspect of this book is its simplicity. Trust me, this is one you won't want to put down. It's been a while since a book has had me so engrossed and completely captured within its pages. Not because it was short, but because it was absolutely incredible. I read this book in just under four hours - no kidding. Will Joe discover the truth before it’s too late to escape the fallout? But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl’s conviction. ![]() With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same.Ĭarl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. ![]() With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. ![]()
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