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Though born in obscurity and dying publicly on the scaffold for the brutal murder of her husband in 1856, Martha Brown as a historical character remained elusive. She has long been an object of fascination to many people, not the least being the young Thomas Hardy who witnessed her execution.
Nicola Thorne's years of painstaking research resulted in the novel My Name is Martha Brown (HarperCollins). The research itself from original sources was a tantalising voyage of discovery as some surprising details of the life of this enigmatic woman gradually emerged.
This book reveals for the first time all that has been discovered up to now about Martha Brown. It also contains a full report of her trial; a discussion of the relationship between Hardy and Martha Brown; a description of turning the research into a novel; a biographical note on Lady Pinney, and an intriguing chapter on Martha's mind by psychiatrist Dr Derek Steinberg.
Nicola Thorne's years of painstaking research resulted in the novel My Name is Martha Brown (HarperCollins). The research itself from original sources was a tantalising voyage of discovery as some surprising details of the life of this enigmatic woman gradually emerged.
This book reveals for the first time all that has been discovered up to now about Martha Brown. It also contains a full report of her trial; a discussion of the relationship between Hardy and Martha Brown; a description of turning the research into a novel; a biographical note on Lady Pinney, and an intriguing chapter on Martha's mind by psychiatrist Dr Derek Steinberg.
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