The Five
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The Five

by Hallie Rubenhold

2019•Biography•368 pages

Taste attributes: biographyhistoricaldocumentaryslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Sweden and Wales. They wrote ballads, ran coffee houses, lived on country estates, they breathed ink-dust from printing presses and escaped people-traffickers. What they had in common was the year of their murders: 1888.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyHistoricalDocumentarySocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Jack, the ripperVictims of crimesWorking class, great britainWomen, great britainWomen, social conditionsMurder victimsBiographyWorking class women

Details

Author
Hallie Rubenhold
Published
2019
Pages
368
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