{"product_id":"9781471132728-the-fatal-passion-of-alma-rattenbury","title":"The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdultery, alcoholism, drugs and murder on the suburban streets of Bournemouth.\u003cbr\u003e'A case study in human frailty, jealousy and desire . fascinating.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Meticulously researched.superbly evocative and gripping.a narrative that builds with the intensity of an approaching thunderstorm.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Sean O'Connor can't resist striking a theatrical note in this \"biography of murder\".' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Adultery, alcoholism, drugs and murder on the suburban streets of Bournemouth.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The Rattenbury case of 1935 was \u003cb\u003eone of the great tabloid sensations of the interwar period\u003c\/b\u003e. The \u003cb\u003eglamorous femme fatale\u003c\/b\u003e at the heart of the story dominated the front pages for months, somewhere between the rise of Hitler and the launch of the \u003ci\u003eQueen Mary\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With \u003cb\u003epainstaking research\u003c\/b\u003e and access to \u003cb\u003ebrand new evidence\u003c\/b\u003e, Sean O’Connor vividly brings this epic story to life, from its beginnings in the south London slums of the 1880s and the open vistas of the British Columbian coast to its bloody climax in a respectable English seaside resort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury \u003c\/i\u003eis a \u003cb\u003egripping murder tale\u003c\/b\u003e and a \u003cb\u003eheartbreaking romance\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as the biography of a vital, modern woman trapped between the freedoms of two world wars and suffocated by the conformity of peacetime. A startlingly prescient parable for our times, it is the story of \u003cb\u003ea \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eprotagonist who dared to challenge the status quo only to be crucified by public opinion, pilloried by the press and punished by the relentless machinery of the British legal system\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With a wealth of fascinating period detail, from its breathtaking opening to its shocking conclusion, \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury \u003c\/i\u003eis a true story as enthralling, provocative and moving as any work of fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535880855926,"sku":"9781471132728","price":7.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31851161.jpg?v=1774283410","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471132728-the-fatal-passion-of-alma-rattenbury","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}