The Sun Does Shine
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Narrated by:
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Bryan Stevenson - foreword
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Kevin R. Free
About this listen
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)
©2018 Anthony Ray Hinton, foreword copyright 2018 by Bryan Stevenson (P)2018 Macmillan AudioWhat the critics say
"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)
"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...This is a story that enrages and inspires." (New York Times)
"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)
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- Joanne Greene
- 2020-02-15
Heartbreaking
Heartbreaking story. Really made me think hard about my beliefs regarding the death penalty, trust in the legal system and justice. A heavy harrowing and unbelievable miscarriage of justice. I’m glad I listened to it.
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- Ashley Wolsey
- 2018-07-07
A powerful story
Ray Hinton’s story is so remarkable - and unbelievable and so unfortunately believable that it will turn your guts and leave you laying awake at night with the big questions of race and justice and love and hope and death and what a person can endure. His character is one of strength and courage and I am so glad I took the time to hear his voice - his story. Sometimes living in my own privilege The world can become very small. I would recommend this story to anyone.
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- dave
- 2018-04-04
The Unimaginable becomes Reality
From an unfair, un-win-able trial to a life lost for a crime he didn't commit. This story gripped me from the very first words, right until the end. And I still wanted to know more about the life and times of Ray and the rest on Death Row. Truly a Must Listen To!!
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-06-01
One of my favorite books of all time
This book is definitely the most inspirational book I've ever read. I'm very happy I got to experience this.
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- Phynn
- 2018-09-13
Incredible Humanity Despite Unforgivable Injustice
The incredible story of Anthony Ray Hinton hits your heart and your sense of justice with such impact, you'll need to catch your breath. The story of this outstanding human who manages to find the light and create a life despite the injustice that surrounded him will make your heart smile, and awaken your desire to know more. You'll experience a desire to dig deeper to unravel the non-sensical events that took place in our life time, and to draw unfortunate parallels to what continues to take place in the American justice system. #Audible1 brings us this story of courage, heartache, imagination and humanity. You will never forget this man's name or the hope he held close at hand. Love, love, love this audio book The narrator does a formidable job to bring Ray into our minds and hearts. Bravo!
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- Jennifer
- 2018-09-20
Eye Opener
I ABSOLUTELY loved listening to Anthony Ray Hinton's story about this time on death row and how after 30 plus years he keep his faith and he, or his family, friends, nor his lawyer never waivered about his innocence. I would love to see this become a movie! The novel was so well written and flowed brilliantly. I's definitely recommend this to anyone one that loves when eros triumph in the end. I fought for Anthony through the whole story and could not believe what he and his family were put though. But their faith in God and each other prevailed. I will be listening to this again for sure! #Audible1 - Awesome read!!!
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- Diana Smith
- 2019-03-19
haunting..........
most memorable moment chapter 22 when he recited the names of the people who had been put to death while he was on death row.
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- Tamara Gervais
- 2022-03-23
Incredible
The best story I have ever heard. This book makes me want to go to a church, find God and just overall be a better person. This is a story about hope, faith, friendship, compassion and forgiveness. This will be a book I read again and again and tell everyone they must read. Wow. Just wow.
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- Tosky Toskana
- 2018-10-11
Incredible testament to man’s inhumanity
Reading this book is tough because it makes you confront the inherent wickedness in human beings. Our terrible inhumanity that makes it okay for humans to subject other humans to terrible injustice and yet feel no remorse, no empathy or humility to accept that wrongs were committed. This book is about one man’s hope that lifted him up from misery, but it’s also about the hopelessness of our collective humanity that will forever be tainted by selfishness, greed and pride that makes humans blind to the sufferings of fellow human beings.
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- Lisa M.
- 2018-09-18
Beautiful
I loved this book and recommended it to anyone who would listen to me, and even those who seemed reluctant. I can see why Oprah is such a fan. It was outstanding and part of me didn't want it to end, as much as I wanted it to hurry up and be over so Ray would be free. In Canada we do not have the same racial dynamic, or prejudice, so this is not something I had grown up with, but it broke my heart all the same. Side note: I also used Ray's book club as a reading guide and promptly downloaded Go Tell It On The Mountain.
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