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Publisher's summary
Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 Selection
A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent 30 years on death row for a crime he didn't commit.
“An amazing and heartwarming story, it restores our faith in the inherent goodness of humanity.” (Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder in Alabama. Stunned, confused, and only 29 years old, Hinton knew that it was a case of mistaken identity and believed that the truth would prove his innocence and ultimately set him free.
But with no money and a different system of justice for a poor Black man in the South, Hinton was sentenced to death by electrocution. He spent his first three years on Death Row at Holman State Prison in agonizing silence - full of despair and anger toward all those who had sent an innocent man to his death. But as Hinton realized and accepted his fate, he resolved not only to survive, but find a way to live on Death Row. For the next 27 years he was a beacon - transforming not only his own spirit, but those of his fellow inmates, 54 of whom were executed mere feet from his cell. With the help of civil rights attorney and best-selling author of Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson, Hinton won his release in 2015.
With a foreword by Stevenson, The Sun Does Shine is an extraordinary testament to the power of hope sustained through the darkest times. Destined to be a classic memoir of wrongful imprisonment and freedom won, Hinton’s memoir tells his dramatic 30-year journey and shows how you can take away a man’s freedom, but you can’t take away his imagination, humor, or joy.
This program includes a foreword written and read by Bryan Stevenson.
Praise for The Sun Does Shine audiobook:
"The incredible details of Hinton's trial and eventual release are narrated in an honest, easy style by Kevin R. Free...He captures the Southern rhythms of Hinton's speech with a natural cadence that brings us closer to his pain." (AudioFile magazine)
"Kevin R. Free performs this work with flashes of anger cast over a deep humility, and captures the sense of humor that Hinton was, incredibly, able to hold on to during his long years in solitary confinement...This is a story that enrages and inspires." (New York Times)
Critic reviews
Hudson Booksellers Best of the Year, Long-listed
"The actor Kevin R. Free performs this work with flashes of anger cast over a deep humility, and captures the sense of humor that Hinton was, incredibly, able to hold on to during his long years in solitary confinement—his affability could get even prison guards to smile. This is a story that enrages and inspires." -New York Times
"Highly recommended, especially for personal and public library audiobook collections.\" -Midwest Book Review
"In this intense memoir, Hinton recounts his three-decade nightmare: awaiting execution for crimes he didn't commit...Hinton's life is one of inspiration, which he wonderfully relays here in bitingly honest prose." (Publishers Weekly)
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Lone Wolf, Roach, Goose, and Dutchboy - four wild ones who have lived their lives on the wrong side of the law. They are members of the outlaw motorcycle gang, the Scorpions - men with their own brand of justice. Now they stand accused of the gang-rape of a motel maid of dubious reputation and the brutal murder of a friend of hers in the mountains outside Santa Fe. But they claim they are innocent.
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Against the Wind
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By: J. F. Freedman
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In Contempt
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This number-one New York Times best seller is an unflinching look at what the television cameras could not show: behind-the-scenes meetings, the deteriorating relationships between the defense and prosecution teams, the taunting, baiting, and pushing matches between Darden and Simpson, the intimate relationship between Darden and Marcia Clark, and the candid factors behind Darden's controversial decision for Simpson to try on the infamous glove, and much more.
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Author-narrated/well-written - yet abridged
- By J.Chin on 06-28-16
By: Christopher A. Darden, and others
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Aftershock
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After a life in various war zones, Dell and Dolly have settled in this town, fulfilling Dolly's lifelong dream. Though she has given up her nursing career and moved smoothly into civilian life, Dell had been a mercenary, so they both have to sacrifice their prior identities. When the star of the girls' softball team shoots and kills the most popular boy in school, Dolly asks Dell to uncover the motive behind this inexplicable crime. It doesn't take him long to uncover a horrifying rite of passage.
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Vachss hits a solid triple
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By: Andrew Vachss
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Sign of the Cross: A Collins-Burke Mystery, Book 1
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Monty Collins is a sharp-tongued public defender who just wants to represent an upstanding character for a change. A priest with something to hide isn't quite what he had hoped for, but when the literate, arrogant, and tight-lipped Father Brennan Burke is implicated in the strange murder of a young woman, Monty doesn't just take the case - the case takes him. When Burke won't come clean, Monty is forced to play private detective, traveling into his client's past. Things look good for the case until another body is found....
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Hybrid Mystery
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By: Anne Emery
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Hollywood. Saturday night. A broken taillight leads to a routine traffic stop. It shouldn’t have changed the lives of the four men involved, but it did. The Onion Field is the frighteningly true story of a fatal collision of destinies that would lead two young cops and two young robbers to a deserted field on the outskirts of Los Angeles, towards a bizarre execution and its terrible aftermath.
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By: Joseph Wambaugh
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Racial tensions had long simmered in Benton Harbor, a small city on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, before the day a White narcotics officer - more focused on arrests than justice - set his sights on an innocent Black man. But when officer Andrew Collins framed Jameel McGee for possession of crack cocaine, the surprising result was not a race riot but a transformative journey for both men.
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By: Jameel McGee, and others
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Where Mercy Is Shown, Mercy Is Given
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Considered by many to be the world's greatest bounty hunter, Duane "Dog" Chapman has become famous for capturing fugitives on Dog the Bounty Hunter, his number-one-rated show on A&E. But his job doesn't end when he cuffs his man - or woman. Having personally struggled against abuse, addiction, and a life of crime, Dog knows a thing or two about the path that these fugitives cuffed in the back of his car are on.
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Slow narration - I wish the author narrated more
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The Last Plea Bargain
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- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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“You learn early that you don’t get to prove your case with Boy Scouts and nuns. Yes, convicted felons will say anything to get out of jail, but they also know a lot.” Plea bargains may grease the rails of justice, but for Jamie Brock, prosecuting criminals is not about cutting deals.
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Worst genre classification error ever!!!
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By: Randy Singer
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Dead Irish
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- By: John Lescroart
- Narrated by: David Colacci
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In his new life as a bartender at the Little Shamrock, Dismas Hardy is just hoping for a little peace. He's left both the police force and his law career behind. Unfortunately it's not as easy to leave behind the memory of a shattering personal loss - but for the time being, he can always take the edge off with a stiff drink and a round of darts.
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Soap-opera thrillers?
- By Snoodely on 01-27-10
By: John Lescroart
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The Burning Man
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Peter Hale is a young attorney with a lot to prove. Crossing his father, one of Portland's most powerful lawyers, was a costly mistake. Now, cut loose from his job and his inheritance, Peter's has landed in the public defender's office of a small Oregon town - and in the middle of a high-profile case that could make or break his career. His mentally handicapped client, accused of the savage murder of a college coed, faces the death penalty.
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I can't believe Phillip Margolin wrote this!
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No Justice
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No Justice is the harrowing story of Robbie Tolan, who early on one New Year's Eve morning, found himself being rushed to the hospital. A White police officer had shot him in the chest after mistakenly accusing him of stealing his own car...while in his own driveway.
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Supporting a wonderful and brave human being
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Above the Law
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In a remote northern California town, a huge task force from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration conducts a raid on the stronghold of one of the biggest drug-dealing rings in the country. During the raid, the infamous, reclusive leader of the ring, Reynaldo Juarez, is shot and killed - despite direct orders from the Attorney General that he is to be taken alive at any cost because of his immense value to the government as a witness in other drug cases.
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Good Book great ending
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By: J.F. Freedman
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Open and Shut
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Whether dueling with new forensics or the local old boys' network, irreverent defense attorney Andy Carpenter always leaves them awed with his biting wit and winning fourth-quarter game plan. But the fun stops the day Andy's dad, Paterson, New Jersey's legendary ex-DA, drops dead in front of him at a game in Yankee Stadium.
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Does Anyone Else Notice the Missing Content?
- By pewter on 02-05-13
By: David Rosenfelt
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Motion to Suppress
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Leaving her ex-husband and old job in San Francisco, attorney Nina Reilly opens a practice in Lake Tahoe hoping to start life over. As she waits for a big case, Nina decides to help Misty Patterson divorce her abusive husband. When said husband is found murdered, Nina agrees to defend Misty against murder charges.
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Legally Soap
- By Snoodely on 10-09-12
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The Trial
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Attorney Ken McClain has nothing to live for. Nine years after the accident that claimed the life of his wife and two sons, he's finally given up. Alone in his empty house, it seems suicide is his only escape. Now the question of death by pills or by bullet? Then suddenly the phone rings, and it turns out to be a case he can't refuse. A case for the life of accused killer Peter Thomason, and a case for his own soul.
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Delivers
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That's How I Roll
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After pleading guilty to a series of homicides, Esau Till sits on death row, writing his life story. But his memoir is his one last chance to protect his brother. And, when it comes to his baby brother, Esau Till is a man without boundaries. When the genetic cards were dealt, Esau drew a genius IQ - and a crippled body. His brother Tory drew a slow mind - and almost superhuman strength. Very early on, Esau learned that the only way to guarantee his brother's safety was to make himself indispensable, so he became the top hired killer for both rival local mobs.
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Roll baby Roll
- By Gwen McKinley on 05-04-12
By: Andrew Vachss
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On August 13, 1986, just one day after his 32nd birthday, Michael Morton went to work at his usual time. By the end of the day, his wife Christine had been savagely bludgeoned to death in the couple's bed - and the Williamson County Sherriff's office in Texas wasted no time in pinning her murder on Michael, despite an absolute lack of physical evidence. Michael was swiftly sentenced to life in prison for a crime he had not committed
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A must read
- By Kevlar314 on 04-23-15
By: Michael Morton
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The Invention of Wings
- A Novel
- By: Sue Monk Kidd
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia, Adepero Oduye, Sue Monk Kidd
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
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From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees, a magnificent novel about two unforgettable American women. Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world - and it is now the newest Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection. Hetty “Handful” Grimke, an urban slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating walls that enclose her within the wealthy Grimke household. The Grimke’s daughter, Sarah, has known from an early age she is meant to do something large in the world, but she is hemmed in by the limits imposed on women.
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If it Weren't True, I Wouldn't Have Believed it
- By FanB14 on 03-04-14
By: Sue Monk Kidd
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Icy Sparks
- By: Gwyn Hyman Rubio
- Narrated by: Kate Miller
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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A funny, sad, and transcendent story of a young girl growing up in Appalachia. The New York Times Book Review called this Oprah Book Club selection "vivid and unforgettable."
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Icy made me warm.
- By Alene on 03-28-03
By: Gwyn Hyman Rubio
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- MUDDBONE
- 04-29-18
DOWN WITH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT!!!
One of the best I've ever read or listened to. I played it as often as I could. The more I listened the more I wanted to listen. Sad, funny, Well worth the time. Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did. It an eye opener into the debate about CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. As a law enforcement officer for 40+yrs & being on the fence about the death penalty I'm now convinced that it should be done away with. Enjoy the ride because THE SUN DOES SHINE.
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- 05-18-18
Extraordinary Man
Mr. Hinton is extraordinary. His outlook on life after his devastating injustice experience is a lesson to us all. His capacity to forgive those who hurt him so much is mind boggling, as so few of us would have the strength and heart to do so. Yet Mr. Hinton succeeds in proving to us that forgiveness is the right path, for so many reasons, the most compelling for me being to not give one more second of our life to those who wrong us. This book reminded me to live fully, to make the most of any situation, and to trust God. It also reminded me of the deep imperfection of our justice system, and of the consequences of this system in need of reform. There are many more lessons in this book, and i recommend it to everyone; it recounts a profoundly sad story, yet Mr. Hinton finds a way to fill us with hope thx to his wisdom and wonderful heart and mind, to lift our spirit and make us appreciate life, to find happiness. Mr. Hinton is extraordinary.
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- Gillian
- 04-03-18
Finding Humanity Where You Can
If you loved Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy, you'll very, very much like The Sun Does Shine which is a heartrending reminder of how flawed the American justice system is, especially if you're poor and of color.
Ray Hinton spends 30 years on Death Row, despite having an iron-clad alibi for the crimes he's been accused of, despite a practically antique gun's never having been fired for 25 years being tagged as the murder weapon in three crimes.
It's a shock just being accused, it's horrific being convicted, but spending your life on Death Row? There are no words that I can think of for myself.
Fortunately, Hinton has the words to describe his experiences. He goes from numbness to anger to hatred to finding friendship, family, and occasional bliss during his years (in his mind he travels to exotic places, he plays professional baseball, he marries beautiful and famous women. He does whatever he needs to do to survive but one more day). His best friends are all simply human, despite their crimes. He makes no bones about some of them surely being guilty, but accepts them, warts and all, as fellow human beings, trying to live in hellish surroundings.
In The Sun Does Shine, you'll see what true resilience is, what true spirit is and, my God, you'll see what true forgiveness is.
The only flaw is that it's narrated by Kevin Free, who does quite well, it's just that he's a young man, and time goes by for Hinton. He's a man brought down by time, made tired by all he's been through and lived through, one spirit-breaking year to the next (and I cried when someone beloved to him passes and there's nothing he can do about it). The book would've been far more powerful with an older man narrating.
But that's the only, only flaw.
Coming from a death penalty state, I kind of get numb with execution after execution. Fortunately there are books like this that make me angry and that remind me: I'm greater than the worst thing I've done... Aren't we all?
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- jofi00
- 04-24-18
One of the Best Books I've ever Heard!!!
The reader was so ON POINT! He read brilliantly and stayed in tone with the emotion of the event he was reading. He was a brilliant reader. I'm going to look for books read byKevin R. Free. I've watched Anthony Hinton on YouTube quite a bit and I could hear some of Mr. Hinton in the reader's slight southern-mixed-with-city drawl. I never stopped listening and never stopped growing from what I read. Anthony Rae Hinton was accused of murder and robbery though he was at work during the commission of the crime. I don't wanna give it all away but he spent 27 years on death row. Instead of allowing hate and bitterness to change him he changed death row! This is a book each and every person on the planet needs to read whether you are for or against the death penalty. His story makes me want to love those who may be unlike me socially or physically because we are all human beings and deserve to be seen as more than our worst act as his mentor, Bryan Stevenson, always says. READ THIS BOOK! I promise you, you won't for get it.
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- Christopher K. Mccaleb
- 06-08-18
Awesome....breathtaking
My words won't do this book 'justice,' As I wrote the word justice there was no pun intended. Just know that its life changing and incredible. A story of love, family, hate, racism, lessons in the court systems and the lengths people will go to preserve a lie. Anthony Ray Hinton is a walking miracle. His story is worth your time!
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- Jeanne Hanson
- 06-07-18
A clarion call to clean up the legal system
Ray's is a heart-breaking, heart-filling story. it made me laugh and cry, get enraged and get engaged. I heard Brian speak last year and have signed up to support the EJI. Things must change - and will change. As Mama Hinton said, "God can do anything but fail."
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- adriana
- 10-08-18
There is always hope
This book teaches you that you never give up hope . Enjoyed listening to it very much
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- Janet L. Bleyl
- 04-27-18
Absolutely excellent.
Best book I've listened to on Audible to date. Unbelievably telling, heartwrenching, and thought provoking. We take so much for granted in our lives, and this book is a testament to one man's faith, love, hope and humanity in the face of unbelievable circumstances. I am so glad he has shared his story.
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- Lizzy Rye
- 09-10-18
Sad, Overwhelming but very Exciting
I had always heard of these types of injustices done to poor black men in the south in the 50’s but in the 80’s thru 21st century, boy what an eye opener to this middle class white women! I loved the boy and I loved Anthony Ray’s attitude thru out all his stay and what he taught and did for his fellow inmates when he could have just given up like all others. I really do hope he meets Sandra some day and if they ever do a movie on his stay Denzel is his man. My heart goes out to you A. R. By the way did he ever bring suit against the State?
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- Amy M. Christison
- 07-30-19
Heart wrenching
What an incredibly disturbing yet encouraging story. Anthony Hinton is an amazingly forgiving person. The performance and story made me feel like I was in a room with Mr. Hinton listening to his story.
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