Yours for Eternity: A Love Story on Death Row
Jun 2014 · Penguin
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New York Times bestselling author Damien Echols and his wife Lorri Davis reveal their intimate and affecting letters, written while Echols was wrongfully imprisoned on death row.
An explosive bestseller, Life After Death turned a national spotlight on Damien Echols, who was just eighteen when he was wrongly condemned to death. But one of the most remarkable parts of his story still remained untold. After seeing a documentary about the “West Memphis Three,” Lorri Davis—a New Yorkbased landscape architect—wrote him a letter, beginning a thirteen-year correspondence that witnessed their marriage while Echols was still on death row and culminated in Echols’ release in 2011. Sharing their private letters, Yours for Eternity is a must-read for the legions who followed the case as well as anyone who appreciates an extraordinary love story.
An explosive bestseller, Life After Death turned a national spotlight on Damien Echols, who was just eighteen when he was wrongly condemned to death. But one of the most remarkable parts of his story still remained untold. After seeing a documentary about the “West Memphis Three,” Lorri Davis—a New Yorkbased landscape architect—wrote him a letter, beginning a thirteen-year correspondence that witnessed their marriage while Echols was still on death row and culminated in Echols’ release in 2011. Sharing their private letters, Yours for Eternity is a must-read for the legions who followed the case as well as anyone who appreciates an extraordinary love story.
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Glenda Leonard
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June 25, 2014
I didn't read the whole book,just a book of letters written between the two while he was on death row,I can't believe that these two people DON'T believe in God, I think if they had acknowledged God and Jesus as their Lord and Savior he(Damien)would have been off death row and out of prison long before it finally happened. I find it very strange that Lorri,who claims not to be a believer, sure prays a lot . I do believe those prayers are what worked . I hope they are living with the knowledge that The Holy Trinity is REAL . I always knew that he wasn't guilty, I am Thankful to God for giving them a chance.
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Jodi Chamberlain
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January 21, 2018
Good book, loved reading the evolution of their love. End got a bit slow and jumpy because they started using the phone more than writing. Still a very rare look into their hearts and minds. Most couldn't have handled such!
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SageDustThea Thea
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July 15, 2014
I enjoyed the letters. I am grateful that they published these letters as a view for me to see into their journey. I know that there is much much more.. but I am grateful for the small view they shared. What strength, character, and love they have.
About the author
Damien Echols was born in 1974 and grew up in Mississippi, Tennessee, Maryland, Oregon, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. At age eighteen he was wrongfully convicted of murder, along with Jason Baldwin and Jessie Miskelley, Jr. Echols received a death sentence and spent almost eighteen years on Death Row, until he, Baldwin, and Misskelley were released in 2011. The West Memphis Three have been the subject of Paradise Lost, a three-part documentary series produced by HBO, and West of Memphis, a documentary produced by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh. Echols is also the author of High Magic: A Guide to the Spiritual Practices That Saved My Life on Death Row and Life After Death.
While in prison, Damien was ordained into the Rinzai Zen Buddhist tradition. Today he teaches classes on magick around the country and works as a visual artist. He and his wife Lorri live in New York City with their three cats.
While in prison, Damien was ordained into the Rinzai Zen Buddhist tradition. Today he teaches classes on magick around the country and works as a visual artist. He and his wife Lorri live in New York City with their three cats.
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