The Case Of Mary Bell
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In 1968, the city of Newcastle upon Tyne was shaken to its core when eleven-year-old Mary Bell was convicted of the manslaughter of two young boys — a case that forced Britain to confront the most disturbing of questions: can a child be a killer? The Case of Mary Bell by Gitta Sereny is a landmark work of narrative journalism that chronicles the trial, the evidence, and the deeply troubled childhood that lay behind one of the most shocking crimes of the twentieth century. Sereny reconstructs the courtroom proceedings with meticulous precision, drawing on firsthand accounts and extensive research to present a portrait of a child failed at every turn by the adults and institutions charged with her protection. Sereny's signature style — compassionate yet unflinching — refuses to reduce Mary Bell to a tabloid monster, instead arguing for a more searching examination of neglect, poverty, and society's responsibility toward its most vulnerable. The Case of Mary Bell stands as a seminal text in the literature of true crime and child psychology, raising urgent moral questions about culpability, justice, and the nature of evil that continue to resonate decades after its first publication. For anyone who believes they understand where innocence ends and guilt begins, this book will leave them questioning everything.
Author: Gitta Sereny
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Eyre Methuen
Genre: True crime
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In 1968, the city of Newcastle upon Tyne was shaken to its core when eleven-year-old Mary Bell was convicted of the manslaughter of two young boys — a case that forced Britain to confront the most disturbing of questions: can a child be a killer? The Case of Mary Bell by Gitta Sereny is a landmark work of narrative journalism that chronicles the trial, the evidence, and the deeply troubled childhood that lay behind one of the most shocking crimes of the twentieth century. Sereny reconstructs the courtroom proceedings with meticulous precision, drawing on firsthand accounts and extensive research to present a portrait of a child failed at every turn by the adults and institutions charged with her protection. Sereny's signature style — compassionate yet unflinching — refuses to reduce Mary Bell to a tabloid monster, instead arguing for a more searching examination of neglect, poverty, and society's responsibility toward its most vulnerable. The Case of Mary Bell stands as a seminal text in the literature of true crime and child psychology, raising urgent moral questions about culpability, justice, and the nature of evil that continue to resonate decades after its first publication. For anyone who believes they understand where innocence ends and guilt begins, this book will leave them questioning everything.