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I listened to this on audio-book so I don't feel I got the full depth of the text. I don't think I would have been able to read through this though without the audio "crutch."

An enjoyable, heartwarming story of the first two years, two months, and two days in the life of a modern Southern marriage. Raney is a small-town Baptist. Charles is a liberal from Atlanta. And Raney is the story of their marriage. Charming, wise, funny and truthful, it is a novel for everyone to love.

This book is too long. It would have made a way better in depth article. Still, it was worth reading for the jury process alone. I used to work for a woman who was on the jury in this case. I remember her talking about it a bit after the case was over, but didn't know much about it. Basically, a man was on trial for shooting his wife in the head in their Hazel Park home. He claimed she shot herself accidentally. The prosecution's case, as laid out in this book, was full of holes. The defense did an excellent job proving reasonable doubt. However, the jury went with a second-degree murder charge, which netted the guy a life sentence in prison. The jury's process was extremely unorthodox (including turning the jury room into a replica of the couple's bedroom and play acting a murder scenario that they made up themselves). It is clear they did not understand the definition of reasonable doubt, nor did they follow the judge's instructions on what evidence they could use. I've been on a jury before and it's pretty clear that these folks were not convinced that he was guilty, but they also weren't convinced that he was innocent and so went with a compromise: second rather than first degree murder. Which is a pretty alarming compromise. Sobering stuff for anyone who may ever have to face a jury someday. Which, of course, is everyone.