Glassmaker's Wife

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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In August of 1844, a man named Leonard Reed takes violently ill at his home near Heathsville, Illinois, and four days later he is dead.The cause? Arsenic poisoning.The suspect? His wife, Betsey.The chief witnesses against her? A hired girl, Eveline Deal, and the local apothecary, James Logan.The evidence? Eveline claims she saw Betsey put a pinch of white powder in Leonard’s coffee.Betsey Reed, a woman who dabbles in herbal healing, is known about town as a witch. As the gossip and the circumstantial evidence mount, Betsey finds herself under the shadow of a trial—and a noose.A historical crime inspired by the true story of Betsey Reed, for fans of The Trial of Lizzie Borden and The Good Sister, Lee Martin’s latest weaves a tale of a pinch of white powder, a scorched paper, a community hungry for a villain, and a young girl’s first taste of revenge—but above all, of the contradictions and imperfections of the human heart.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-01-19
Mått:139 x 215 x 19 mm
Vikt:306 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Dzanc Books
ISBN:9781950539482

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Lee Martin is the author of the novels, TheBright Forever, a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction; Riverof Heaven; Quakertown; Breakthe Skin; Late One Night, and Yours, Jean. A new memoir, Gonethe Hard Road, came out in2021. His other memoirs are From Our House, Turning Bones, and Such a Life. He is also the author of two short storycollections, The Least You Need to Know, and The Mutual UFO Network. He is the co-editor of Passing the Word: Writers on Their Mentorsand the author of a craft book. TellingStories: The Craft of Narrative and the Writing Life. His fiction andnonfiction have appeared in such places as Harper’s, Ms., CreativeNonfiction, The Georgia Review, The Kenyon Review, Fourth Genre, River Teeth, TheSouthern Review, Prairie Schooner,Glimmer Train, The BestAmerican Essays, and The BestAmerican Mystery Stories. He is the winner of the Mary McCarthy Prize inShort Fiction and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and theOhio Arts Council. He teaches in the MFA Program at The Ohio State University,where he is a College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor, and wherehe was also the winner of the 2006 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Recensioner i media

Praise for Yours, Jean"Martin creates a subtle and intricate portrait ofsmall-town mores and of the after echoes and reverberations, for those who'vewitnessed it, of sudden, shocking violence." —Kirkus Reviews"Based on the 1952 murder of Georgine Lyons, Martin'slatest novel explores the crime and its repercussions. ... Each of thoseaffected narrates her or his own perspective on the story, and the ensemblepaints a rich picture of a crime, societal expectations, and the painful echoesin a small town that feels universal." —Booklist"Like his highly acclaimed The BrightForever, Lee Martin’s latest novel, Yours, Jean,is based on a true crime. And, like that earlier narrative, a finalist for the2006 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, the interplay of rich details and raw emotionsthat Martin so masterfully unfolds in his latest novel makes you ache for thelonely men and women he tenderly brings to life in this powerful story about amurder and the lasting impact it has on a close-knit community." —Linda Kass, Gramercy Books"Fantastic...Martin expertly weaves one storyline withanother, and despite the many threads and characters, all remains clear. I readit in one sitting!...Highly recommended reading!" —Defrosting Cold Cases