Out of My Depth

Darwin, Anne; Leigh, David

ISBN 10: 1910335460 / ISBN 13: 9781910335468

Published by Mirror Books, 2016

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1910335460I2N00

Synopsis:

From ordinary housewife to Canoe Widow, Panama and prison.

After years of remaining silent, Anne Darwin finally reveals the truth behind the crime that tore her family apart.

When Anne Darwin told the world and her family that her husband, John, had disappeared while canoeing in the North Sea, her life changed forever.

She had just lied to the police, the press, her friends and neighbours, insurance companies and her own sons.

While her husband hid in a bedsit in their rental house next door, Anne had to face the music. She claimed the life insurance payouts, endured the police questioning, accepted the consolations and left the country she loved to start her life again.

But why, when she had been perfectly happy with her lifestyle, knowing her actions would hurt those she held most dear, did she do it?

Now, for the first time, Anne opens up about an extraordinary chain of events: how she became involved in her husband's hare-brained scheme, her life and marriage, her harrowing time behind bars, and the runaway train of deceit and guilt that followed her plan to defraud insurance companies with the aid of a canoe.

Anne Darwin has done much to repair her relationship with her two sons, and is now a big part of their lives, and the lives of her four grandchildren. She works for an animal charity and lives alone in York. Her co-author is David Leigh, an award-winning journalist, who developed a remarkable relationship with Anne after uncovering her crime in Panama. He won the London Press Club's Scoop Of The Year Award and the National Association of Press Agencies news story of the year for his reporting on John Darwin Canoe Man.

Anne's fee for this book goes directly to the RSPCA and the RNLI.

About the Author: Anne Darwin has done much to repair her relationship with her two sons. She is receiving no fee from this book. David Leigh is an award-winning English journalist. He worked for the Daily Mirror as News Editor, Foreign Editor and reporter. He was Assistant Editor, News, of the Daily Express, before moving to the U.S. to become Senior News Director of entertainment agency Splash News. He is now a partner in The Mega Agency. He won the London Press Club's Scoop Of The Year Award and the National Association of Press Agencies' news story of the year for his reporting on John Darwin 'Canoe Man'.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Out of My Depth
Publisher: Mirror Books
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket