The enchanted place exists in the
imagination of a death row inmate picturing the stone prison around him as a
world of golden racing horses and little men with hammers. He pictures the world as a realm of beautiful
places despite where he currently resides.
The lady who enters the enchanted place is an investigator for death row
inmates on their last appeals. She is
digging into the life of inmate York and through her investigation we learn
more about her. The priest is a man who
has all but left the Catholic Church, but is not ready to give up his faith
entirely. He decides to tend to these
men for atonement for his sins and for hope at salvation.
This book is yet another one that is
already on my top books of the year list.
The writing is amazingly lyrical and pulls you into the mind of a
killer, one who you begin to empathize with despite your better judgment. You get pulled in to the story wondering why
each character chose their path in life and wondering how you would have fared
in similar circumstances. The prison,
which in my mind resembled Eastern State Penitentiary, is another character
with hidden secrets and murky past.
Typically I am not a fan of descriptive writing, but this is an
exception. Wonderful on audio.
