Murder on the Home Front: A True Story of Morgues, Murderers, and Mysteries during the London Blitz
Autor Molly Lefebureen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mar 2014
One ordinary day, in an ordinary courtroom, forensic pathologist Dr. Keith Simpson asks a keen young journalist to be his secretary. Although the "horrors of secretarial work" don't appeal to Molly Lefebure, she's intrigued to know exactly what goes on behind a mortuary door.
Capable and curious, "Miss Molly" quickly becomes indispensible to Dr. Simpson as he meticulously pursues the truth. Accompanying him from somber morgues to London's most gruesome crime scenes, Molly observes and assists as he uncovers the dark secrets that all murder victims keep.
With a sharp sense of humor and a rebellious spirit, Molly tells her own remarkable true story here with warmth and wit, painting a vivid portrait of wartime London.
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ISBN-13: 9781455576067
ISBN-10: 1455576069
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 133 x 210 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10: 1455576069
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 133 x 210 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
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Notă biografică
Molly
Lefebure
was
secretary
to
acclaimed
forensic
pathologist
Dr.
Keith
Simpson
during
the
Second
World
War.
Her
memoir
of
her
time
at
the
Department
of
Forensic
Medicine
was
originally
published
in
1955
asEvidence
for
the
Crown.
She
went
on
to
write
children's
books,
a
biography
of
Coleridge
and
several
novels
and
became
a
fellow
of
the
Royal
Society
of
Literature
before
her
death
in
2013.
Recenzii
"[A]
stunning
memoir
.
.
.
.
A
former
journalist,
[Lefebure]
evokes
the
physical
and
emotional
terrain
of
crime
scenes
and
the
circumstances
of
death
with
adroit
detachment,
yet
also
authoritative
depth
.
.
.
.
She
is
such
a
wonderful,
arch,
thinking,
intelligent
guide
to
this
strange
underworld
that
you
don't
want
Lefebure's
wonderful
tales
to
end.
.
.
.[She]
has
bequeathed
us
a
book
which
teaches
so
much
about
death-taking
away
much
of
the
worst
kind
of
fear
and
mystery
around
it,
while
reminding
us
that
so
much
about
it
remains
necessarily
unknowable.
It's
a
lesson
imparted
with
the
best
kind
of
wry
smile."—The
Daily
Beast
"Lefebure's narration provides a welcome alternative to wartime era tales; she's a young, single, professional woman, not a soldier or an evacuated Londoner. A sympathetic narrator and an engrossing read."—Historical Novel Society
"A secretary to a formidable London pathologist during World War II reissues her wry, grisly account of murder and corpses, first published in 1955. . . Lefebure's youthful bravery shines through, while the grim conditions showcase her terrific wit. Preserves like a frozen capsule the British grin-and-bear-it spirit and vocabulary of the WWII years."—Kirkus Reviews
"Gripping. . . like a pitch-dark version of Call the Midwife, dealing with the end of life rather than the beginning . . . Full of fascinating incidents, it is easy to see why this has been made into a drama by the creators ofDownton Abbey.—Sunday Mirror(UK)
"A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at mid-century crime-fighting."—TheIndependent(UK)
"Lefebure's narration provides a welcome alternative to wartime era tales; she's a young, single, professional woman, not a soldier or an evacuated Londoner. A sympathetic narrator and an engrossing read."—Historical Novel Society
"A secretary to a formidable London pathologist during World War II reissues her wry, grisly account of murder and corpses, first published in 1955. . . Lefebure's youthful bravery shines through, while the grim conditions showcase her terrific wit. Preserves like a frozen capsule the British grin-and-bear-it spirit and vocabulary of the WWII years."—Kirkus Reviews
"Gripping. . . like a pitch-dark version of Call the Midwife, dealing with the end of life rather than the beginning . . . Full of fascinating incidents, it is easy to see why this has been made into a drama by the creators ofDownton Abbey.—Sunday Mirror(UK)
"A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at mid-century crime-fighting."—TheIndependent(UK)
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The remarkable memoir of Molly Lefebure, secretary to the Home Office's chief forensic pathologist during the Second World War. NOW ADAPTED FOR TELEVISION, TO BE BROADCAST ON ITV1 in 2013.
The remarkable memoir of Molly Lefebure, secretary to the Home Office's chief forensic pathologist during the Second World War. NOW ADAPTED FOR TELEVISION, TO BE BROADCAST ON ITV1 in 2013.