Newes from the Dead - Softcover
In 1650 Anne Green, a young servant girl, gave birth prematurely to an illegitimate child. Sadly the baby died and poor Anne was falsely accused of infanticide. In front of a large crowd she was hanged and then carried to the College of Physicians to be dissected for medical science. But as Anne's corpse lay on the table and the doctors assembled, a strange rattle was heard in her throat. Could she still be alive?
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"This true story is told with a blend of factual period detail and imaginative narrative . . . a haunting and original treatment of an historical tale" (Daily Mail)
"I really loved it . . . The beginning is excellent - it grabs you immediately and Anne's strong narrating voice compels all the way through. It's one of those books that really stays with you after you've closed it" (Wendy Cooling)
"It's rare to find a story that grabs you so immediately by the throat and still manages to keep you captivated until the very last page, but Mary Hooper manages this masterfully in this hypnotising tale" (The Bookseller)
"In her intriguing and captivating new book, Mary Hooper brings to vibrant life the fascinating true story of a girl who cheated the hangman's noose and lived to tell the tale" (Celia Rees)
"Newes from the Dead is totally gripping . . . it is un-put-downable" (Jean Ure)
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"I really loved it . . . The beginning is excellent - it grabs you immediately and Anne's strong narrating voice compels all the way through. It's one of those books that really stays with you after you've closed it" (Wendy Cooling)
"It's rare to find a story that grabs you so immediately by the throat and still manages to keep you captivated until the very last page, but Mary Hooper manages this masterfully in this hypnotising tale" (The Bookseller)
"In her intriguing and captivating new book, Mary Hooper brings to vibrant life the fascinating true story of a girl who cheated the hangman's noose and lived to tell the tale" (Celia Rees)
"Newes from the Dead is totally gripping . . . it is un-put-downable" (Jean Ure)
An incredible true story of courage and deliverance that will haunt its readers.
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- PublisherDefinitions (Young Adult)
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1862303630
- ISBN 13 9781862303638
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages314
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: VG/VG/ND. y First Edition Thus, 2nd . Imp. SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 2nd.* Date of Publication: 2009* Publisher: Definitions.* Binding and cover condition: Coloured photo-illustrated soft card covers. No bumps, very slight rubs. Very slight shelf wear to edges & corners. Some creases to spine, hinge and front cover. Seems lightly used. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no visible faults. No tanning but all edges toned. VG* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 302 pp. text. xii pp. notes, bibliography & advertisements at rear.* Product Description:- In 1650 Anne Green, a young servant girl, gave birth prematurely to an illegitimate child. Sadly the baby died and poor Anne was falsely accused of infanticide. In front of a large crowd she was hanged and then carried to the College of Physicians to be dissected for medical science. But as Anne's corpse lay on the table and the doctors assembled, a strange rattle was heard in her throat. Could she still be alive? * This is a VG copy of the 1st./2nd. with some shelf & reading wear.* 2009-01-01. n. Seller Inventory # 2314
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 240 g. Hanged fro infanticide at Oxford Assizes in 1650. Restored to the World and dies again 1665. englisch 308 pages. Seller Inventory # 11795
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Book Description Condition: Good. Anne Green can't move a muscle, can't open her eyes, can't scream. She lies paralyzed in absolute darkness, terrified by her final memory: being hanged. Is she in purgatory? Hell? Was she buried alive? An innocent woman caught up in a nightmare, Anne Green is trapped with her racing thoughts, her burning need to revisit the events and the man that led her to the scaffold. Meanwhile, a shy young medical student attends his first dissection and notices something strange as the doctors prepare their tools: Did her eyelids just flutter? Could this corpse be alive? Haunting, thrilling, and impossible to put down, Newes from the Dead is based on the true story of the real Anne Green, a servant who survived a hanging in 1650 England only to awaken on the dissection table. Newes from the Dead concludes with an excerpt from an original 1651 document that recounts this chilling medical phenomenon. 320 pages. Seller Inventory # 1391502
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