Louisa Treger

Gebundenes Buch

Madwoman

Beschreibung

"A magnificent portrayal of Nelly Bly in all her journalistic integrity and daring." --New York Journal of Books "The perfect example of the power of an individual to question, and change, the status quo." --Christian Science Monitor Based on a true story, a spellbinding historical novel about the world's first female investigative journalist, Nellie Bly. In 1887, young Nellie Bly sets out for New York and a career in journalism, determined to make her way as a serious reporter, whatever that may take. But life in the city is tougher than she imagined. Down to her last dime and desperate to prove her worth, she comes up with a dangerous plan: to fake insanity and have herself committed to the asylum on Blackwell's Island. There, she will work undercover to expose the asylum's wretched conditions. But when the asylum door swings shut behind her, she finds herself in a place of horrors, governed by a cruelty she could never have imagined. Cold, isolated and starving, her days of terror reawaken the traumatic events of her childhood. She entered the asylum of her own free will - but will she ever get out? An extraordinary portrait of a woman ahead of her time, Madwoman is the story of a quest for the truth that changed the world. A HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES AND THE SUNDAY TIMES

Autor

Louisa Treger is the acclaimed author of three novels, The Lodger (2014), The Dragon Lady (2019) and Madwoman (2022), which was a Book of the Month in the Independent and The Sunday Times. She has written for The Times, The Telegraph, Tatler, BBC History Magazine and English Heritage. Treger has a First Class degree and a PhD in English Literature from UCL, and currently lives in London.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury USA
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 138mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9781448218011
• ISBN-10: 1448218012
• Artikelnr.: 62314032

Rezensionen

Nellie Bly – what a girl! In this compelling tribute to a fearless young reporter of Victorian New York, Treger brings to vivid life the way one woman's broken past gives her the strength to expose the many horrors faced by others left to rot in an asylum. Both a pioneering writer and early icon of sexual equality, Nellie's true-life story is compassionately told in this remarkable read