The Innocence of Joan Little

About the Book

This Book-of-the-Month Club featured alternate portrayals the celebrated case of Joan Little, the young black woman who stabbed a white jailer-rapist and then was tried for capital murder in North Carolina. The case was an international sensation, involving a woman’s right to kill a potential rapist, civil rights, prisoner’s rights, and capitol punishment.

About the Author

James Reston, Jr. is the author of several books, including To Defend, To Destroy; The Knock at Midnight, The Last Apocalypse: Europe at the Year 1000 A.D., Galileo, and co-author of Perfectly Clear, the bestselling book on Watergate.