They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I confess what I don't believe I've done?1826, and all of London is in a frenzy. Crowds gather at the gates of the Old Bailey to watch as Frannie Langton, maid to Mr and Mrs Benham, goes on trial for their murder. The testimonies against her are damning - slave, whore, seductress. And they may be the truth. But they are not the whole truth.For the first time Frannie must tell her story. It begins with a girl learning to read on a plantation in Jamaica, and it ends in a grand house in London, where a beautiful woman waits to be freed.But through her fevered confessions, one burning question haunts Frannie Langton: could she have murdered the only person she ever loved?
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The Confessions of Frannie Langton: 'A dazzling page-turner' (Emma Donoghue)
By Sara Collins
They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I confess what I don't believe I've done?1826, and all of London is in a frenzy. Crowds gather at the gates of the Old Bailey to watch as Frannie Langton, maid to Mr and Mrs Benham, goes on trial for their murder. The testimonies against her are damning - slave, whore, seductress. And they may be the truth. But they are not the whole truth.For the first time Frannie must tell her story. It begins with a girl learning to read on a plantation in Jamaica, and it ends in a grand house in London, where a beautiful woman waits to be freed.But through her fevered confessions, one burning question haunts Frannie Langton: could she have murdered the only person she ever loved?
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Reviewed by JennchenWirklich, wirklich heavy, aber soo wichtig. Ich hab unverhältnismäßig lange für dieses Buch gebraucht, aber einfach deswegen, weil man hin und wieder wirklich Pausen davon braucht bevor der Weltschmerz zu groß wird. Falls jemand Triggerwarnings für das Buch haben will bevor ihr es lest, meldet euch gerne. Es sind wirklich heavy Sachen dabei.