Hear No Evil - Shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger 2023

Glasgow 1817 and a young deaf woman is accused of infanticide but is she fit to stand trial? The teacher sent to investigate moves from interpreter to investigator, as he determines to clear her name before it's too late. Based on a true story.

A propos de l'auteur

Sarah Smith is a writer from Glasgow. She has worked as a creative writing tutor, family history researcher and project worker with a number of charities including Deaf Connections where she first came across the story that would go on to inspire Hear No Evil. In 2019, she was awarded a New Writers Award for Fiction from the Scottish Book Trust and graduated with an MLitt (Distinction) in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow in 2018.

Résumé

Glasgow 1817 and a young deaf woman is accused of infanticide but is she fit to stand trial? The teacher sent to investigate moves from interpreter to investigator, as he determines to clear her name before it's too late. Based on a true story.

Préface

Glasgow 1817 and a young deaf woman is accused of infanticide but is she fit to stand trial? The teacher sent to investigate moves from interpreter to investigator, as he determines to clear her name before it's too late. Based on a true story.

Texte suppl.

A compelling and thoughtful exploration of a deaf woman's struggle for justice in Regency-era Scotland

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Sarah Smith
• Edition: Two Roads
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 03.02.2022
• EAN: 9781529369090
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-6909-0
• Pages: 352
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 218 mm x 34 mm
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits); Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Général, dictionnaires; FICTION / Legal, Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, HEALTH & FITNESS / Hearing & Speech, Legal History