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Renowned journalist and biographer Gitta Sereny covered the Mary Bell case in the 1960s and wrote about it at the time. Mary, then eleven, was charged and subsequently convicted of the manslaughter of two younger boys. Now, following Mary's release on licence, and in collaboration with her, Sereny provides a thought-provoking biography of someone who was considered to have committed an evil crime of unparalleled horror. She brilliantly delves into the mind of this complex and damaged human being and reveals how little was done to investigate Mary's own troubled circumstances. A powerfully disturbing book, it will resonate with all who read it.
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Pieces together the damaged life of Mary Bell, who aged 11 was tried and convicted of manslaughter after the death of two young boys. Only as an adult has she been able to realize the moral enormity of her crimes. The story of her life forces the reader to consider society's responsibility for children's crime. Originally published in 1998.
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Gitta Sereny is a Hungarian-born biographer, historian and journalist. Her works include Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth.
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- VerlagMacmillan
- Erscheinungsdatum1999
- ISBN 10 0333753119
- ISBN 13 9780333753118
- EinbandTapa blanda
- SpracheEnglisch
- Anzahl der Seiten416
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