![]() ![]() ![]() Omnisciently narrated by a nameless man who has been mute since age six, the story begins in an old, unnamed prison. The Enchanted has been called “a stunning first novel” by Publishers Weekly, an “impressive debut” by Library Journal, and “evocative” by Booklist. The novel explores themes of identity, sympathy, redemption, imprisonment, finding beauty in pain, and the power of one’s imagination as a therapeutic escape. When an investigator known as The Lady arrives to examine the case of another prisoner named York, a death row inmate who has given up appeals after 12 years, she uncovers a harrowing truth that may lead all three of them to their improbable salvation. Set in an ancient prison made of stone somewhere in America, the story is narrated by a nameless inmate who finds solace in the darkness of solitary confinement by retreating into his own imagination. The Enchanted (2014) is the psychological and literary debut novel by American author Rene Denfeld. ![]()
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