Lizzie
by Evan Hunter
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Author: Evan HunterEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1985-05
ISBN: 0440148162
Publisher: Dell Pub Co
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Book Review: A fascinating reconstruction of a famous murder suspect's life...
Summary: 5 Stars
Lizzie Borden, the 32-year-old Massachusetts woman accused of murdering her father and stepmother in 1892, has long fascinated the world. Although evidence pointed toward Borden, who was the prime suspect, she was acquitted and the case was never solved.
In his novel, Hunter takes known facts about Borden, such as her tour of Europe with friends several years earlier, trial notes, and newspaper article from the period, and weaves them with items of popular speculation, such as Borden's supposed lesbianism, to create a portrait of a sensitive woman driven to despair.
Hunter begins in England, as Borden and her three friends have just arrived. By chance, the women share a train compartment with Albert and Alison Newbury, a wealthy native couple who quickly take them -- especially Lizzie -- under their wing. Although Albert is also gallant and kind, it is Alison who plies Lizzie with endless compliments and accomodates her every whim.
When illness forces Lizzie to remain behind while her friends move on to Italy, it is Alison who becomes her faithful caregiver, nursing her back to health and furthering the bond between herself and the grateful Lizzie.
However, it is soon apparent that Alison's motives are not entirely selfless, as her attraction to Lizzie is more than platonic. Although it goes against everything the moral Lizzie's ever been taught, she soon finds it impossible to ignore the passion within herself, and allows herself to find love with Alison.
Lizzie's joy is short-lived, however, as she knows that she must return to America. She begins a correspondence with Alison, full of passionate words and promises to meet again within the next few months. But Alison's promises prove fruitless, and Lizzie begins to see the affair as it must have appeared through Alison's eyes...a mere passing fling.
Full of misery, Lizzie begins to act out in other ways...one of which leads to her stepmother's discovery of her in an uncompromising position, and thus the Bordens' ultimate demise...
It's hard to know what the real Lizzie Borden was like, or whether in fact she did commit the crime. But Hunter has done a wonderful job of portraying the woman, based on what's known and speculated. Upon reading this novel, it's hard not to feel like you actually know Lizzie Borden...and not to feel compassion for this woman's heartache-ridden life, no matter what she actually did.
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