Publication Date - March 12, 2019
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Surprisingly, this is the first book that I have ever read
on Lizzie Borden and the Borden murders so all of this information is new. Unfortunately, I’m not sure I should have
started with this book. The beginning of
the book introduces the Borden family and goes over the events of the axe
murder of Lizzie Borden’s father and stepmother. After this brief set-up, most of the
remaining book is a play by play, every little detail, account of the trial
itself. It is tedious, repetitive and
very slow going. If you are interested
in the case and have read other books, then this may prove more interesting but
I found it strangely dry. One positive
is that it just lists the facts and does not sway into making a hypothesis either
way. It did end strong, with details
about the reverberations of the jury’s decision and Lizzie’s life
afterwards. Overall, maybe not a good
Borden book to begin with but for those interested it is a good addition to the
body of work. I received a digital ARC
of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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