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A cruel love : the real Ruth Ellis story
Lee, Carol Ann2025
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In 1955, former nightclub manageress Ruth Ellis shot her lover, David Blakely, dead. A two-day trial followed, but despite huge public outcry, she was found guilty and sentenced to death. At 28, Ruth became the last woman executed in Britain, her hanging one of the most notorious under prolific hangman Albert Pierrepoint. Carol Ann Lee examines the facts behind the headlines surrounding this infamous case, which many believe led to the dismantling of the death penalty a decade later. Drawing on interviews and in-depth research into the full range of sources, she reveals the woman behind the crime.
Main title:
A cruel love : the real Ruth Ellis story / Carol Ann Lee.
Author:
Lee, Carol Ann, author
Imprint:
London : Mainstream Publishing, 2025.
Collation:
464 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: as A fine day for a hanging. 2012.
ISBN:
9781910948316 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.1523092364.1523B/ELLB-ELL
LC class:
HV6248.E58
Local class:
B ELL
Language:
English
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BRN:
4193011
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