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電影《不完美的正義》原著小說
正義存在的法律與公理中，也存在內心的慈悲。
同時為紐約時報暢銷書•華盛頓郵報•波士頓環球報•西雅圖時報年度最佳書籍之一•卡內基獎章非小說類獲獎者
美國宣導公平裁判的先驅、人權律師Bryan Stevenson的回憶錄，窮盡一生，都在與不公正甚至是錯誤的司法體系作鬥爭，保護受到不平等待遇的黑人和窮人。Just Mercy回顧他生平接手的第一個案件，名叫Walter McMillian的年輕男子經歷一天半審訊後，在沒有認罪的情況下被判處了死刑。
「我還沒有做好準備，去見一個罪犯。」翻開書的第一句話。爾後便是當時才23歲的Bryan Stevenson如何將Walter McMillian營救出死囚區，獲得無罪釋放的過程。故事發生地與《梅崗城的故事》一樣，都在阿拉巴馬州。
由於書中都是真實故事，讀來更令人動容，不僅僅是這位鬥士對正義的無畏追尋，更讓人訝異的還有受到屈辱與不公對待的Walter McMillian，他寬恕了那些迫害他的人們，感同身受那些迫害者們也是種族主義的受害者，因為後者的無端仇恨並沒有讓他們自己變得更幸福快樂，深陷惡性循環而無法自拔。
全書很多的不公、憤懣、悲劇，也充滿了勇氣、寬容與憐憫，很多值得深思的空間。
"[Bryan Stevenson's] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and made a lasting impact on our country."--John Legend
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX - Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times - The Washington Post - The Boston Globe - The Seattle Times - Esquire - Time
Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn't commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship--and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.
Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer's coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.
Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction - Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction - Winner of a Books for a Better Life Award - Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Finalist for the Kirkus Reviews Prize - An American Library Association Notable Book
"Every bit as moving as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so . . . a searing indictment of American criminal justice and a stirring testament to the salvation that fighting for the vulnerable sometimes yields."--David Cole, The New York Review of Books
"Searing, moving . . . Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, be America's Mandela."--Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
"You don't have to read too long to start cheering for this man. . . . The message of this book . . . is that evil can be overcome, a difference can be made. Just Mercy will make you upset and it will make you hopeful."--Ted Conover, The New York Times Book Review
"Inspiring . . . a work of style, substance and clarity . . . Stevenson is not only a great lawyer, he's also a gifted writer and storyteller."--The Washington Post
"As deeply moving, poignant and powerful a book as has been, and maybe ever can be, written about the death penalty."--The Financial Times
"Brilliant."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
