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In December 1922, Edith Thompson, a smart, bright, lower-middle class woman who worked in a milliner's shop, was tried for conspiring with her young lover Frederick Bywaters to murder her husband, Percy. The sensational trial, which took place in front of heaving crowds at the Old Bailey,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Percy Thompson: Add a description of this character.
- Freddy Bywaters
- Edith Thompson
- Avis: Edith's sister
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
'I heard him call out "Oh!" and he fell against me . . .
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jill Dawson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0618197281
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0618197281
Page Count: 288
Awards edit
- Whitbread Book Award (Finalist, 2000: Novel, Shortlist)
- Orange Prize for Fiction (Finalist, 2001)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 828'.914
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