Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (906 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1936976609 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Alice was unable to accept life without Freda and decided to kill her former lover when she visited Memphis. Freda moved on with her life and discovered other loves. The two women devised a plan to marry, with Alice posing as a man. She determined that if she couldn't marry Freda, nobody else would, either. This true-crime drama uses primary-source documents of letters and transcripts from the trial to provide a rich, detailed description of Alice's successful murder plot and the events following the verdict that declared Alice insane and sentenced her to an asylum. This is a captivating account, and readers will quickly become absorbed in the suspense surrounding Freda's murder. From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up—The year was 1892, and
A Strange Glimpse! Ms.Vickie Being from Memphis, I thought it would be neat to read a book about my birth place. It seemed the ending just stopped (it that makes sense). I had thought I had lost my place on my Kindle! lol All and all, it was a decent book and gives you a glimpse of how things use to be. A strange glimpse, but a glimpse indeed!. Good study in Victorian culture. I found it to be an interesting study in the culture, ideals and mores of Victorian culture, especially when compared with way things are today. Interesting read!. Well Researched And Very Readable Story Of Fascinating 1892 Murder Trial Well researched and intelligently written in very readable prose Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis gives its readers a detailed look at a fascinating and tragic real life murder case as well as a snapshot of attitudes in the American South in the year 1892. Freda and Alice were two middle class teenage Memphis girls who met at a type of finishing school. Alice fell passionately in love with Freda and Freda seemed to return her affection though remained flirtatious with men. Alice proposed a scheme where she would pass as a man and marry Fred
On January 25, Alice publicly slashed her ex-fiancée’s throat. After a jury of "the finest men in Memphis" declared Alice insane, she was remanded to an asylum, where she died under mysterious circumstances just a few years later.Alice + Freda Forever recounts this tragic, real-life love story with over 100 illustrated love letters, maps, artifacts, historical documents, newspaper articles, courtroom proceedings, and intimate, domestic scenes—painting a vivid picture of a sadly familiar world.. Her desperation grew with each unanswered letter—and her father’s razor soon went missing. Her same-sex love was deemed insane by her father that very night, and medi