See What I Have Done: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018

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Synopsis

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018Haunting, gripping and gorgeously written, SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE by Sarah Schmidt is a re-imagining of the unsolved American true crime case of the Lizzie Borden murders, for fans of BURIAL RITES and MAKING A MURDERER.'Eerie and compelling' Paula Hawkins'Stunning' Sunday Times'Gripping... outstanding' Observer'Glittering' Irish TimesJust after 11am on 4th August 1892, the bodies of Andrew and Abby Borden are discovered. He's found on the sitting room sofa, she upstairs on the bedroom floor, both murdered with an axe.It is younger daughter Lizzie who is first on the scene, so it is Lizzie who the police first question, but there are others in the household with stories to tell: older sister Emma, Irish maid Bridget, the girls' Uncle John, and a boy who knows more than anyone realises.In a dazzlingly original and chilling reimagining of this most notorious of unsolved mysteries, Sarah Schmidt opens the door to the Borden home and leads us into its murkiest corners, where jealousies, slow-brewed rivalries and the darkest of thoughts reside.

Book details

Author:
Sarah Schmidt
ISBN:
9781472240842
Related ISBNs:
9781472240866, 9781472240873
Publisher:
Headline
Pages:
324
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-03-18
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2017
Copyright by:
Sarah Schmidt 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers