The Killing of Louisa
Author: Lee, Janet
ISBN: 9780702260223
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Year First Published: 2018
Pages: 272
Dimensions: 224mm x 152mm x 24mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Finally, convicted murderess Louisa Collins can tell her own story. But will she confess?
To lose one husband may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like murder.
In New South Wales in 1888, Louisa Collins was sentenced to hang after being tried multiple times for the alleged murders of her two husbands. The testimony of her young daughter helped to decide her fate.
This clever and compelling novel recreates Louisa's time in her Darlinghurst prison cell as she reflects on her life and on the grief and loss that delivered her to this place. Despite difficult marriages, financial hardship and the deaths of several children, she remains resilient and determined to have her own identity.
But as she faces her final days, will Louisa confess to her crimes? Or is an innocent woman about to be hanged?
ISBN: 9780702260223
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Year First Published: 2018
Pages: 272
Dimensions: 224mm x 152mm x 24mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Finally, convicted murderess Louisa Collins can tell her own story. But will she confess?
To lose one husband may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like murder.
In New South Wales in 1888, Louisa Collins was sentenced to hang after being tried multiple times for the alleged murders of her two husbands. The testimony of her young daughter helped to decide her fate.
This clever and compelling novel recreates Louisa's time in her Darlinghurst prison cell as she reflects on her life and on the grief and loss that delivered her to this place. Despite difficult marriages, financial hardship and the deaths of several children, she remains resilient and determined to have her own identity.
But as she faces her final days, will Louisa confess to her crimes? Or is an innocent woman about to be hanged?
