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Beverly Lowry is the director of the Creative Nonfiction Program at George Mason University.
Fotografie: Author Beverly Lowry at the 2016 Texas Book Festival. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53296118

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Interesting enough that I finished reading it, although not the type of book that I generally enjoy. The writing style was enjoyable, descriptions were not tedious and painted a vivid picture of a town with a history and distinct culture. The characters were not relateable, but weren't really meant to be, as the writer explored their flaws and weaknesses.
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PortiaLong | Dec 10, 2023 |
On the surface this is a book analyzing the murder of an elderly socialite in Mississippi with the blame falling on her seemingly caring model daughter shocking all who knew the family. The mother was stabbed over one hundred times with pruning sheers. Ruth (the daughter) who reports the murder says she interrupted a Negro man committing the deed. When there is no evidence of this she becomes the primary suspect, No one came up with any other alternatives. The author intersperses her personal story as she grows up nearby during this time - an unneeded interruption from the book's main focus.… (meer)
 
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muddyboy | 1 andere bespreking | Mar 15, 2023 |
The story of a 1948 murder that shocked a Mississippi Delta community. A well-placed member of society was accused of murdering her own mother. Tried, convicted and sentenced to life in prison, she was released after only six years.
The author portrays the release as white privilege, a symbol of the esteem white women were given in the South. Or possibly just money. Interwoven throughout the book is the author's own less wealthy upbringing in the same location.
Unfortunately too much extraneous detail was included in the narrative making it difficult to follow the storyline. I would have appreciated a much more straightforward rendition.… (meer)
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MM_Jones | 1 andere bespreking | Dec 31, 2022 |
One of the most upsetting cold cases I've read about. Still unsolved after all these years, and most likely never will be. Nicely researched and sensitively presented.
 
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