Framing Innocence: A Mother's Photographs, a Prosecutor's Zeal, and a Small Town's Response

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Framing Innocence: A Mother's Photographs, a Prosecutor's Zeal, and a Small Town's Response
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lynn Powell
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:310
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 133
Category/GenreMemoirs
Child care and upbringing
ISBN/Barcode 9781595587145
ClassificationsDewey:649.1
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher The New Press
Imprint The New Press
Publication Date 20 October 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

10 years ago, amateur photographer and school bus driver Cynthia Stewart was arrested for trying to develop photographs of her eight-year-old daughter, Nora - in two of which she was in the shower. This heart wrenching story brilliantly probes the many questions raised about when a photograph of a naked child crosses the line from innocent family photographs to child pornography. Poet Lynn Powell was a neighbour of Cynthia's and beautifully relays the traumatic events that threatened an ordinary, innocent family.

Author Biography

Lynn Powell is the author of two books of poetry, Old and New Testaments and The Zones of Paradise. She lives with her family in Oberlin, Ohio.

Reviews

"Beautifully written a page turner." -Slate "[A] well-written, absorbing book." -The Cleveland Plain Dealer "[T]horoughly and fairly reported." -The Wall Street Journal "Framing Innocence restores the truth of a family's life." -Sally Mann, photographer and author of At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women and Immediate Family