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"Picking Cotton" recounts the shocking case of Ronald Cotton, who spent eleven years in prison for a rape he never committed, and the courageous Jennifer Thompson, who was raped at knifepoint in her apartment. The book details the legal journey that uncovered the injustice, and explores the complex relationship that developed between accuser and defendant as they both confront the aftermath of the case.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Jennifer Thompson-Cannino
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