This introspective book covers some disturbing and unsettling ground, yet appropriately so because of the subject matter. Readers looking to explore the ideas of mercy and forgiveness will be given plenty to think about ... Those experiencing their own forms of heartbreak won’t find advice, but instead may find some comfort and understanding in Blake’s elegant, sympathetic reflections.
Intimate and deeply moving ... Crystalline prose, incisive inquiries into complex moral and legal matters, and candid reflections on the pain of losing hope make this a must-read.
The best part of Blake’s book explores the trajectory of the crime, subsequent trial, and imprisonment of her cousin ... Were the memoir to stick to this story, it would have been more effective, for much of it is given over to hit-or-miss meditations on heartbreak, lost love, and the like ... Sometimes these musings are weighty ... sometimes mere soufflés ... A mixed bag of longueurs and profundities that should prove useful to students of the judicial system.
