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An excellent Read

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Just finished reading (well listening to) A Woman Scorned by Wendy Robertson. Based on the lift of Mary Ann Cotton - here on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Cotton, who was convicted of killing her husband and children and was hanged in 1873.

She appears on the 1871 Census with her husband, step children and her own child Robert here : http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss ... 52&recoff=

The book looks at the possibility of Mary's innocence and is well worth reading.
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Hi Auntie Em that does sound like a good book and very interesting, made a note of the title and will try it. :-)

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Thanks for the recommendation Antie Em. Got it from the library yesterday and can't put it down............ well I can because I'm on the forum :roll:

I'm sure you'll enjoy it too Annie.
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My copy arrived today only 1p from amazon going to read tonight. looking forward to starting the book.

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nessa wrote:My copy arrived today only 1p from amazon going to read tonight. looking forward to starting the book.

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I have ordered a copy from the library , yours was a good buy Nessa it cost me 80p to order it from another branch , can't wait for it to come . :(

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Hasn't disappointed read first 6 chapters last night.

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Got my copy at long last :roll: and been sitting all afternoon in garden reading and enjoying it very much. :grin:

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Annie wrote:Got my copy at long last :roll: and been sitting all afternoon in garden reading and enjoying it very much. :grin:

Annie


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Really enjoyed that book Auntie Em , like you say it was excellent. :grin:

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