In the Name of the Father: The Story of the Guildford Four by Gerry Conlon [TRADE PAPERBACK] 1993 • Movie Tie-In • Plume

In the Name of the Father: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four by Gerry Conlon (Original Published as "Proved Innocent:"

TRADE PAPERBACK RE-ISSUE [1993] PLUME

1993 Plume re-issue with Movie Tie-in Daniel Day Lewis cover.

Book is in excellent condition.  Slight fading to cover.  Reads as new with light wear to cover.

Gerry Conlon was twenty when the cops picked him up. He was a drifter, a drinker, a gambler, a petty thief-but that wasn't why he was hauled in. His crime was being an Irishman in England when I.R.A. bombs were going off. That was enough for the police to wring a confession out of him, a jury to convict him of murder, and a judge to throw the book at him. Before it was over, three innocent people— plus his own father-were sent to jail for life as well.

In one of the century's most scandalous miscarriages of justice, Gerry Conlon spent fifteen years locked behind prison doors, unable to clear his name. His father's tragic death and the relentless energy of one English lawyer finally brought the truth to light, resulting in Conlon's freedom.

Impassioned and deeply shocking, this true story is both a powerful indictment of British law and order and one man's unforgettable journey from despair to triumph.