Did She Kill Him?
A Victorian tale of deception, adultery and arsenic
$67.01
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
10 March 2015
Summary
In the summer of 1889, young Southern belle Florence Maybrick stood trial for the alleged arsenic poisoning of her much older husband, Liverpool cotton merchant James Maybrick.
‘The Maybrick Mystery’ had all the makings of a sensation: a pretty, flirtatious young girl; resentful, gossiping servants; rumours of gambling and debt; and torrid mutual infidelity. The case cracked the varnish of Victorian respectability, shocking and exciting the public in equal measure as they clambered to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349138565 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349138567 |
| Author: | Kate Colquhoun |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 10 March 2015 |
| Weight: | 338g |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 128mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
This is a gripping, beautifully detailed story redolent with danger and impending tragedy
Kate Colquhoun’s account of the Maybrick case is brilliantly detailed - her knowledge of the uses and misuses of poison would put that of many pharmacists to shame - ObserverThe case is thrilling, the trial harrowing and Colquhoun does them justice - Daily MailKate Colquhoun’s fascinating history … critiques thoroughly and carefully the attitudes of the time - ScotsmanKate Colquhoun
Kate Colquhoun’s non-fiction titles have been shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2004 and longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2004. Her books with Little, Brown were both shortlisted for the CWA Daggers non-fiction Prize: Mr Briggs’ Hat in 2011 and Did She Kill Him? in 2014. As well as writing for several newspapers and magazines, she appears regularly on national radio and television. She lives in London with her two sons.
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