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The Conviction of Cora Burns

By: Carolyn Kirby
Narrated by: Emma Fenney, Kris Dyer
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Carolyn Kirby's stunning debut takes the listener on a heart-breaking journey through Victorian Birmingham and questions where we first learn violence: from our scars or from our hearts.

Birmingham, 1885. Born in a gaol and raised in a workhouse, Cora Burns has always struggled to control the violence inside her. Haunted by memories of a terrible crime, she seeks a new life working as a servant in the house of scientist Thomas Jerwood.

Here, Cora befriends a young girl, Violet, who seems to be the subject of a living experiment. But is Jerwood also secretly studying Cora?

©2019 Carolyn Kirby (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Historical Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Fiction Heartfelt

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“Rich in gothic darkness and period detail.” (Amanda Jennings)

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Interesting book with good narration. The Narrator is good at accents. I enjoyed this book.

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Loved it... Heartbreakingly realistic, darkly compelling story of childhood twisted beliefs for self preservation and survival, still unsure if it's based on a true story or just fantastic writing

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Really nice, inspirational and thought provoking. The author and readers provided an easy to follow, credible story

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It was such a good book. There is a problem with the audio book jumping back all the time. The story was will written

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a brilliant evocation of time and place. it is very bleak, especially at the outset but is well with persistence because it is a fine and well balanced story.

A remarkable story, well told.

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Enjoyed this book, it was predictable but I enjoyed the characters and the story well enough

Great narration

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