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Hinton co-wrote his novel with Lara Love Hardin, who has also collaborated on New York Times bestsellers \"Designing Your Life\" and \"The Book of Forgiving.\"

\"The Sun Does Shine,\" which hit shelves on March 27 through St. Martin's Press, recounts Hinton's harrowing life story, starting with his arrest in 1985 in Alabama. Hinton was charged with two counts of murder when he was 29 years old.

Although Hinton said he was arrested on a case of mistaken identity, he was still convicted and sentenced to death in the electric chair.

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PHOTO: Anthony Ray Hinton leaves the Jefferson County jail in Birmingham, Ala. on April 3, 2015 after nearly 30 years on death row.
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Now 62, Hinton writes that he spent the first three years of his imprisoned life on death row inside Holman State Prison.

Still, he said he managed to find peace even as he watched 54 fellow inmates be put to death near his own small cell.

Thankfully, with the help of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, Hinton was released in 2015.

\"The Sun Does Shine\" is available in hardcover, Kindle and audiobook wherever books are sold.

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