The Unseeing

Name: The Unseeing
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Anna Mazzola
ISBN: 9781501938443

Author: Anna Mazzola

Narrator: Liz Pearce

Unabridged: 11 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/07/2017

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Suspense & Thriller, Crime, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

It is 1837 and the city streets teem with life, atmosphere and the stench of London. Sarah Gale, a seamstress and mother, has been sentenced to hang for her role in the murder of Hannah Brown on the eve of her wedding. Edmund Fleetwood, an idealistic lawyer, is appointed to investigate Sarah's petition for mercy and consider whether justice has been done. Struggling with his own demons, he is determined to seek out the truth, yet Sarah refuses to help him. Edmund knows she's hiding something, but needs to discover just why she's maintaining her silence. For how can it be that someone with a child would go willingly to their own death? THE UNSEEING is a vividly written novel of human frailty, fear and manipulation, and of the terrible consequences of jealousy and misunderstanding.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra on October 10, 2020

4.5 stars "Remember that, while women are often very good liars, they are generally less capable of independent and complex thought. It will therefore be necessary to subject her account to rigorous scrutiny- test her on each point; push her; catch her out." This book is a work of fiction based on the......more

Goodreads review by Mary Beth on February 07, 2017

4.5 stars! This is a historical crime page turner set in the Victorian time period. It is a work of fiction but based on a true murder case called The Edgeware Road Murder of 1837. It is set in London. Sarah Gale is sentenced to hang as she was convicted of aiding and a betting, James Greenacre in t......more

Goodreads review by Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on February 06, 2017

4.5 stars The Unseeing is a finely crafted neo-Victorian mystery based on real life events. It drew me in and left me wanting more! The gruesome nature of Hannah Brown’s murder created a public uproar. Condemned to death for aiding and abetting, Sarah Gale is brought to Newgate prison to spend her f......more