For a book about such a dark subject, this one really is beautiful. The language used is gentle and lyrical and although the subject matter is nevet skipped over or made insignificant, it is almost made more deadly by the matter of fact way it is dealt with. The book deals with the story of one of the prisoners on death row in a very old prison, through the eyes of another and through his dealings with a death row investigator, "the lady". However, it is so much more than that - describing the thoughts and feelings of some very damaged people in a completely sympathetic way. I loved it!