A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)

From the author of "A Gathering of Old Men" and "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" comes a deep and compassionate novel. A young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to teach visits a black youth on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Together they come to understand the heroism of resisting.

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256 pages

Average rating: 7.72

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paigeairey
Dec 21, 2023
7/10 stars
Such a sad read but ultimately a really beautiful take on the preciousness of human life

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