With the hindsight that living in a different era gives us we can easily see that for some of these women, it was the strict, inflexible mores of Victorian society that led them to their fates, and had they lived in different times, may have had very different outcomes.
This international women's day, I've dropped a special bonus episode where I talk to crime fiction author CJ Cooper about women and crime. The conversation includes, but is not limited to, women serial killers, methods of murder and societal constructions of women's violence. CJ is published by Little Brown, and her first two novels The …
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This week Mairi is talking to CJ Cooper, author of The Book Club, and The Verdict. They talk about jury's, rape cases, the necessity of acknolwedging female violence, writing advice and much more. CJ's two books are availible in the TCF bookshop along with her recommendation for listeners, If I Can't Have You, by Charlotte …
In the interest of transparency CJ Cooper and I share more than just two initials. We worked together for a while and have kept in touch ever since. I paid full price for my copy of The Book Club, published by Constable, but it would not be unreasonable for you to feel a little sceptical …
