Suitcase Baby The heartbreaking true story of a shocking crime in 1920s Sydney
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Tanya Bretherton has a PhD in sociology with special interests in narrative life history and social history. She has published in the academic and public sphere for twenty years, and worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney for fifteen years. Dr Bretherton's specialty is converting detailed research into thought-provoking works which are accessible to a general readership. Currently she works as a freelance researcher and writer.
Her first book, The Suitcase Baby, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award, the Danger Prize and the Waverley Library 'Nib' Award. Her second book The Suicide Bride, was shortlisted for the Danger Prize and in 2020 she won the Danger Prize for The Killing Streets.
Bretherton's unflinching fact-finding is what makes this book throb.
Australian Women's Weekly
Bretherton's unflinching fact-finding is what makes this book throb.
Australian Women's Weekly
A pacy tale recommended for history lovers.
Law Society Journal
A pacy tale recommended for history lovers.
Law Society Journal
Paralleling the escalating love of crime fiction is an intense interest in real life crime, and <i>The suitcase baby</i> falls into this realm, a non fiction book telling a story of a horrible crime, but at the same time showing the background that led to this murder and others like it.
ReadPlus
Tanya Bretherton tells the moving story of an explosive and unforgettable mystery.
Woman's Day
It is a chilling story that made headlines and is recounted in simple, often moving writing.
Sunday Canberra Times
<i>One of the most fascinating crime books I've read.</i>
wellthy
While poignantly detailing the terrible lack of support for single mothers and their babies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this book provides a balanced account.
Weekend Australian
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Tanya Bretherton has a PhD in sociology with special interests in narrative life history and social history. She has published in the academic and public sphere for twenty years, and worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney for fifteen years. Dr Bretherton's specialty is converting detailed research into thought-provoking works which are accessible to a general readership. Currently she works as a freelance researcher and writer.
Her first book, The Suitcase Baby, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award, the Danger Prize and the Waverley Library 'Nib' Award. Her second book The Suicide Bride, was shortlisted for the Danger Prize and in 2020 she won the Danger Prize for The Killing Streets.