The Specimens

Description

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Up the close and down the stair,
meet the women of Burke and Hare

Edinburgh, 1828. Two women - one rich, one poor - must navigate life against a frenzied backdrop of medical discovery, mob mayhem, and murder.

The home Helen shares in the slums of the Old Town with her lover William Burke could hardly be more different from Susan's dreams of an affluent existence as the wife of Robert Knox, one of the foremost anatomists of the day. But as people begin disappearing, these two very different women face an impossible choice. Should they protect what lives they have or tell the truth about what they know?

This is the story of the notorious serial killings of Burke and Hare, told for the first time through the eyes of two very different women, whose stories explore the depths of the human heart in a perilous, vulnerable world.

Product Details

Published: 26 September 2024
Format: 234x153mm, hardback
Extent: 288 pages
ISBN: 9781785306365

Author

Mairi Kidd recently took up leadership of Moat Brae, Scotland's National Centre for Children's books, in 2022. Her previous roles include head of Languages and Publishing at Creative Scotland and Managing Director of Barrington Stoke, a prize-winning publisher. A fluent Gaelic speaker, she has an MA in Celtic Studies from Edinburgh University. As CEO of Stòrlann, the National Gaelic Education Resource Agency, she worked with Scottish Government, BòrdnaGàidhlig and local authorities. Mairi is a contributor to BBC Radio nan Gàidheal's books coverage and writes for broadcast, including Gaelic comedy series FUNC. Mairi is the author ofWarriors, Witches and Damn Rebel Bitches, Feisty and Fiery and Fierce and We Are All Witches (Black & White, Edinburgh).