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Sister Helen takes on case of innocent death row inmates

In 1993, a book was published which soared to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, went on to become an Academy Award winning film, and is now an opera. The book was 'Dead Man Walking', by Sister Helen Prejean, who has accompanied five inmates on death row to their executions. Sister Helen is now embarking on her second book, and this time, it’s about two possibly innocent men executed o

6 Aug 2003

Michelle Draper

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Sister Helen Prejean likens her book, Dead Man Walking – which has been the inspiration behind an Academy Award-winning Hollywood film and now an opera – to a child.

‘It’s like a child – it has a life and it goes where it wants to go. I’ve been amazed,’ says Sister Helen of the book’s success.

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Michelle Draper

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Michelle lived and worked in Rome and London as a freelance feature writer for two and a half years before returning to Australia to take up the position of Head Writer for Arts Hub UK. She was inspired by thousands of years of history and art in Rome, and by London's pubs. Michelle holds a BA in Journalism from RMIT University, and also writes for Arts Hub Australia.