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This Woman
- Myra Hindley’s Prison Love Affair and Escape Attempt
- Narrated by: Howard Sounes
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
In 1973, Myra Hindley, the most notorious woman in Britain, is serving a life sentence for the Moors murders—a case that shocked the world. Behind bars, she has fallen in love.
When Hindley is refused parole, she persuades a sympathetic prison officer and former nun to help her break out of London's grim Holloway prison. The women plan to run away together to Brazil.
Twenty years after Hindley's death, this extraordinary true story is brought to life in vivid new detail by Howard Sounes, author of the true-crime classic Fred & Rose, drawing on unseen prison files and new interviews with former Holloway inmates, prison officers and detectives. It is a tale of infatuation and manipulation, crime and punishment.
Despite her part in the appalling murders of five children and teenagers, Myra Hindley is revealed as a highly complex woman of intelligence and charm, which she used to get what she wanted. Or was she, as her supporters claimed, a misunderstood person who regretted her past and only attempted to escape out of desperation?
Revealing the 'most wicked woman in Britain' in new light, This Woman is an atmospheric prison story and a love story that will make listeners think again about the woman behind the moors murders.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-09-23
Good report of events .
felt like I was there at the time.the people where described giving a good picture,
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- MrsM
- 20-10-22
Excellent telling of the Myra Hindley story
Howard Sounes is both an excellent author and narrator of the compelling story of this notorious killer. Full of detail. An excellent listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-03-24
Brilliant
Great story, well read. Definitely a good listen if you are in to true crimes and biographies
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- Lee
- 19-01-23
This Woman
Okay but it jumps about a bit.. did hold my attention. A planned prison break out and the naivety of an ex nun. Personally I think Myra Hindley was a master manipulator but there is a statement within the book- forgot who says it -that Myra didn’t actually kill anybody and there are some people who have done worse and were released from prison. It’s true she did end up a political pawn.
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- Joules wellibob
- 27-04-23
MYRA
Absolutely loved this read.seems Myra was coersed into everything but still she had Evil in her bones.Still somewhat of a mystery to me how Patricia fell in love with her ?Only they know i suppose!
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- audiolover65
- 14-05-22
Interesting story, well read
Interesting and thought provoking story of the life of the woman behind the notorious figure.
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- Kate Yarnton
- 09-01-23
Brilliant
Highly recommend this book, shows a really interesting side to Myra Hindley and her life in prison!
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- Jacinta Duffy
- 27-11-22
Very insightful and recommended.
I really enjoyed this book. Very interesting to get a perspective on Holloway prison. The botched escape section was baffling and yet very entertaining. The narrator's voice was excellent. It is always harrowing to hear the details of the abduction and murder of the children so easily snuffed out by Brady and Hindley. I always hoped that Keith Bennets remains would be found. His mother suffered so much after his murder. RIP to all the children who perished. Highly recommended.
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- A reader
- 27-05-22
Prison Tale
I have always enjoyed prison escape stories, engrossing tales even when they go wrong. Imagine being locked up in a Victorian fortress for life. Like anyone else in that situation, Myra Hindley dreamed of getting out, and when she couldn't get out legally, on parole, she tried to break out. Amazingly, she was helped by a member of staff who had previously lived as a nun. The strength of this story is the new detail about Hindley's life in Holloway prison, in the early 1970s, and the complexity of Hindley as revealed in prison files.
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- Lorraine
- 09-08-23
Just ok
I’ve read and listened to a lot of books about Myra Hindley, I find the story fascinating. I did find this book a bit boring, the narration is very monotonous and plodding. I don’t know if I will finish it?
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