The Specimens: A Bold Retelling of Burke and Hare's Crimes from the Women Closest to the Gruesome Truth - Paperback
by Mairi Kidd
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Black & White PublishingISBN-13:9781785307539ISBN-10:1785307533UPC:9781785307539Book Category:Non-ClassifiableBook Subcategory:Non-ClassifiableSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC7DCR9BWP
The Specimens: A Bold Retelling of Burke and Hare's Crimes from the Women Closest to the Gruesome Truth
"A work of fiction that is both a potent portrait of early 19th-century Edinburgh but also a story about female agency or the lack of it. The result is a compelling, painful, haunted piece of work."--The Herald
Edinburgh, 1828. Two women - one rich, one poor - must navigate life against a frenzied backdrop of medical discovery, mob mayhem, and murder. The home Helen shares in the slums of the...Language:EnglishPublisher:Black & White PublishingISBN-13:9781785307539ISBN-10:1785307533UPC:9781785307539Book Category:Non-ClassifiableBook Subcategory:Non-ClassifiableSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC7DCR9BWP
Mairi Kidd is the author of We are All Witches, Warriors and Witches and Damn Rebel Bitches and Feisty and Fiery and Fierce, as well as a number of books for children, and drama for TV, radio and stage. She has a passion for exploring untold stories, and particularly women's lives in history. Mairi is Director of the Saltire Society and has been Head of Literature at Creative Scotland and CEO of...
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