{"product_id":"murder-mystery-and-my-family-9781785944765","title":"Murder, Mystery and My Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Karen Farrington\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: BBC Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: BBC Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Murder - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive Women. Five families' search for justice. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Sarah Chesham wanted was to survive, at a time when crops were poor and money was tight. By the time she died she was branded a merciless child killer.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Emily Swann wanted was the love of a man who wouldn't abuse her. By the time she died she was depicted as a vengeful, drunken hussy. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Edith Thompson wanted was a romance with a man who adored her. By the time she died she was seen as a scheming and manipulative adulteress.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Louie Calvert wanted was to be heard. Yet when she died she slipped almost immediately into the shadows, like thousands of other women like her. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Charlotte Bryant wanted was a distraction from a dreary life. By the time she died she was deemed a seductress and an arch poisoner.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one wants to believe that their mother, sister or daughter is capable of murder. When a woman is charged with a killing, we judge more harshly and punish more severely than when a man does the same. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurder, Mystery and My Family\u003c\/i\u003e explores five historical true-crime tales from the hit BBC series, each with a woman at the heart of the story, from a case of 'poison panic' in the 19th century to a post-war murder that gripped the nation. Tales of infidelity and greed, corruption and deceit run throughout - but was justice served for all? Descendants of those convicted revisit each case in search of answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on extensive research, including original court records and interviews with descendants, \u003ci\u003eMurder, Mystery and My Family \u003c\/i\u003edelves deeper into each crime, while also looking at our changing attitudes to women who have found themselves at the centre of our darkest dramas.","brand":"BBC Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46289709531287,"sku":"9781785944765","price":1651.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781785944765.webp?v=1767700459","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/murder-mystery-and-my-family-9781785944765","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}