The burning bed

The True Story of an Abused Wife

Biography Biography & Memoir

Pages: 290
Published: 1980
Language: English

Synopsis

This true crime account details the harrowing experience of Francine Hughes, a woman trapped in a cycle of domestic abuse. The book explores the events leading up to the murder of her husband and the subsequent trial that captured national attention.

How it reads

Sad Emotional Dark Reflective Thought-Provoking

Revenge Morally Grey

Prose complexity 7/10

Content warnings (3)

AbuseViolenceTrauma

Genres

Biography Biography & Memoir Politics & Society True Crime

Subjects

Abused wives Abused women Femmes Femmes victimes de violence Francine Hughes (1947-)Marital violence Michigan Michigan Violence envers Wife abuse

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