Women Who Kill - Softcover

Jones, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449216098 ISBN 13: 9780449216095

Publisher: Fawcett Books, 1988

Synopsis

A study of women murderers in America from precolonial times to the present reveals a social history of the United States in terms of the women who murdered and their crimes

About this title

Review:

"Stunning, revealing, provoking. . . . A powerful book, not only about women who murder, but also about how women have been perceived." --Vogue

"[Jones] is a sardonic, savagely witty storyteller."--Newsweek

"This provocative book . . . reminds us again that women are entitled to their rage." --New York Times Book Review

"A classic and superb piece of work that can change social attitudes." --Adrienne Rich, author of Diving into the Wreck

"An extraordinary feat . . . a groundbreaking book filled with originality on every page."--Susan Brownmiller, author of Against Our Will

"Ann Jones's classic book shows that female violence is nothing new and hardly rare, and the motivation behind it speaks volumes about the society in which it takes place."--Patty Jenkins, director of Monster

About the Author:

Ann Jones is a scholar, journalist, photographer, and the author of ten books of nonfiction, including Kabul in Winter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fawcett Books
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0449216098
• ISBN 13: 9780449216095
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback