Newes from the Dead - Hardcover

Hooper, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1596433558 ISBN 13: 9781596433557

Publisher: Roaring Brook, 2008

Synopsis

In 1650, while Robert, a young medical student, steels himself to assist with her dissection, twenty-two-year-old housemaid Anne Green recalls her life as she lies on the dissection table, presumed dead after being hanged for murdering her child that was, in fact, stillborn. 40,000 first printing.

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Review:

“Intriguing and captivating.”—Celia Rees
“A chilling, mesmerizing read.”—"Kirkus Reviews"
“A grabber of a premise.”—"School Library Journal"
“A historical mystery that is creepy in the best Edgar Allen Poe tradition, as well as thought-provoking.”—"Booklist"
“First-rate . . . Anne’s story, handled with skill and passion, will be hard for anyone to put down.”—"The Times" (UK)
“A well researched, riveting read.”—"The Horn Book"

"Intriguing and captivating."--Celia Rees
"A chilling, mesmerizing read."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"A grabber of a premise."--"School Library Journal"
"A historical mystery that is creepy in the best Edgar Allen Poe tradition, as well as thought-provoking."--"Booklist"
"First-rate . . . Anne's story, handled with skill and passion, will be hard for anyone to put down."--"The Times" (UK)
"A well researched, riveting read."--"The Horn Book"

"Intriguing and captivating." --"Celia Rees"

"A chilling, mesmerizing read." --"Kirkus Reviews"

"A grabber of a premise." --"School Library Journal"

"A historical mystery that is creepy in the best Edgar Allen Poe tradition, as well as thought-provoking." --"Booklist"

"First-rate . . . Anne's story, handled with skill and passion, will be hard for anyone to put down." --"The Times (UK)"

"A well researched, riveting read." --"The Horn Book"

Intriguing and captivating. "Celia Rees"

A chilling, mesmerizing read. "Kirkus Reviews"

A grabber of a premise. "School Library Journal"

A historical mystery that is creepy in the best Edgar Allen Poe tradition, as well as thought-provoking. "Booklist"

First-rate . . . Anne's story, handled with skill and passion, will be hard for anyone to put down. "The Times (UK)"

A well researched, riveting read. "The Horn Book""

Intriguing and captivating. Celia Rees

A chilling, mesmerizing read. Kirkus Reviews

A grabber of a premise. School Library Journal

A historical mystery that is creepy in the best Edgar Allen Poe tradition, as well as thought-provoking. Booklist

First-rate . . . Anne's story, handled with skill and passion, will be hard for anyone to put down. The Times (UK)

A well researched, riveting read. The Horn Book

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"Intriguing and captivating." --Celia Rees

"A chilling, mesmerizing read." --Kirkus Reviews

"A grabber of a premise." --School Library Journal

"A historical mystery that is creepy in the best Edgar Allen Poe tradition, as well as thought-provoking." --Booklist

"First-rate . . . Anne's story, handled with skill and passion, will be hard for anyone to put down." --The Times (UK)

"A well researched, riveting read." --The Horn Book

Book Description:

An incredible true story of courage and deliverance that will haunt its readers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Roaring Brook
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1596433558
• ISBN 13: 9781596433557
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 263