A Prisoner of Birth

Finally, my first book review. I was reading this book after I finished the unfinishable book six of Wheel of Time : Lord of Chaos and having jes watched the Shawshank Redemption. While the former was exhausting - the later was an impressive, feel-good movie. I felt the time had come for me to finally read the book tht most folks reviewed positively.

The book is divided into five parts: The Trial, Prison, Freedom, Revenge, Redemption, and Judgement. Each part is interesting and has you glued to the book as the author takes you through the life of a Danny Cartwright who is arrested, charged and sentenced to 22 years for the murder of his best friend, Bernie Wilson. The only person who knows for a fact that he is innocent is his fiance, Beth, who is Bernie's sister. Nobody believes her or Danny because the 4 ppl who give evidence to the contrary are : A barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat, and the youngest partner in an established real estate firm.

The author bases the entire story on the fact that the jury accepts what the 4 well-born, respected people have to say rather than the story of a young man and his girl friend who are of poor economic background.

Wah: A gripping narrative that has you rooting for Danny. The transformation of Danny Cartwright from east end kid to the west end bloke is a neat one. In such a straightforward story, JA manages to add a few twists which keeps you guessing till the end.

Blah: Danny's uncanny resemblance to Nick Moncrief. The story of A Prisoner of Birth bears a strong resemblance to some portions of the plot of the movie Shawshank Redemption.

Its possible, I felt that way because I had jes watched the movie. I leave you to decide for yourselves. Your suggestions are as always welcome :)