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A Pin to See the Peepshow
Series: British Library Women Writers
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A Pin to See the Peepshow
Based on the events of a sensational murder trial in the 1920s the Thompson/Bywaters case Julia becomes trapped by her sex and class in a criminal justice system in which she has no control.
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A Pin to See the Peepshow by F. Tennyson Jesse tells the story of Julia Almond, a woman who believes she is special and dreams of a more exciting and glamorous life, far removed from the drab suburbia of her upbringing. Her work at a fashionable boutique in the West End grants her the personal freedom she craves, but her escape from her parental home through marriage soon leads to boredom and frustration.
As Julia embarks on a passionate affair with a younger man, her choices lead to deadly consequences. Based on the sensational 1920s Thompson/Bywaters murder trial, the novel highlights how Julia becomes trapped by her sex and class within a criminal justice system over which she has no control. She finds herself victim to society's expectations of lower-middle-class female behaviour and is incriminated by her own words.
Tennyson Jesse creates a flawed, doomed heroine in a novel of creeping unease that continues to haunt the reader long after the last page is turned.
Series: British Library Women Writers
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i>A Pin to See the Peepshow by F. Tennyson Jesse is lauded for its vivid emotional world and complex character portrayal, particularly of its flawed, doomed heroine. Readers appreciate the novel's intense narrative and psychological depth, highlighting Jesse's skill in creating a sympathetic and comprehensible character in the context of early 20th-century women's lives.
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ISBN: 9780712353595
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 November 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Contributors:
- Afterword by Simon Thomas
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 190.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
About the Author
F. Tennyson Jesse (18881958) began a career as a journalist for the Times and the Daily Mail and was one of the few women reporting from the Front during the First World War. She later wrote plays, novels and short stories, and was also a noted criminologist, author of Murder and its Motives.
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