- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Film & TV Tie-in ed edition (3 Feb 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140230629
- ISBN-13: 978-0140230628
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 49,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Your book collection is incomplete without this!,
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This review is from: Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four (Paperback)
From the very start of this book, it was obvious that i wasn't going to be able to put it down once i began to read. I was right, the way Conlon recalls his impoverished upbringing in the hardest and poorest part of Belfast without bitterness is simply awe-inspiring. The way he and three others were framed by a corrupt establishment and used as scapegoats to satisfy the masses of an entire country is despicable and yet Conlon avoids bitterness, concentrating on his quest for justice and the pursuit of clearing his Father's name. I challenge anybody to read this book without feeling Conlon's pain, his determination, and his remarkable resolve; I shall tell you now that it's simply impossible! The way Conlon writes is simple but effective: he tells the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth...if the British establishment had done that in 1974 then four Irish people's lives would have turned out very different. So do yourself a favour and buy this book and then write a review for other's to see what they are missing out on! This book hits hard and strikes several chords in the heart of the reader... enjoy.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Hair raising eye opening tear inducing spine chilling & TRUE,
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This review is from: Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four (Paperback)
I cannot believe that I'm the only one to write a review for this must-have book. Quite simply, this is compulsory reading. I feel so sorry for what this man went through, no-one deserved that.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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A shocking yet entertaining look at British 'justice',
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This review is from: Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four (Paperback)
Having been hooked on the film, this book was great for telling the actual version of what happened to Gerry Conlon throughout his arrest and imprisonment. I was surprised to find that many of the events I accepted as fact from the film actually happened very differently, but most of all I was touched. What shines through this horrifying statement of truth is that Gerry was just a normal bloke, certainly no saint, but all the more likable for it. You are left with an enduring sense and fear that virtually anybody could have had their lives torn apart by the British police in this case. The way Gerry Conlon writes is simple, amusing and easy to identify with, it feels as though he is relating it personally over a pint at times. The most scary fact is that Gerry, and the rest of the Guildford four, were wrongly convicted not through misunderstanding but instead the need for a scapegoat. You really ought to try to read this book, if for no other reason than to teach us how the British legal system that we are meant to place so much faith in, can and does go wrong...perhaps we should not be so quick to judge people who a supposed 'justice' system deems guilty.
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