{"product_id":"alice-freda-forever-alexis-coe-9781936976607","title":"Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAlice + Freda Forever\u003c\/em\u003e is a gut-wrenching story of love, death, and the dangers of intolerance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBustle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn't her crime that shocked the nation--it was her motivation. Nineteen-year-old Alice Mitchell had planned to pass as a man in order to marry her seventeen-year-old fianc馥 Freda Ward, but when their love letters were discovered, they were forbidden from ever speaking again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreda adjusted to this fate with an ease that stunned a heartbroken Alice. Her desperation grew with each unanswered letter--and her father's razor soon went missing. On January 25, Alice publicly slashed her ex-fianc馥's throat. Her same-sex love was deemed insane by her father that very night, and medical experts agreed: This was a dangerous and incurable perversion. As the courtroom was expanded to accommodate national interest, Alice spent months in jail--including the night that three of her fellow prisoners were lynched (an event which captured the attention of journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells). 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eAlice + Freda Forever \u003c\/em\u003erecounts this tragic, real-life love story with over 100 illustrated love letters, maps, artifacts, historical documents, newspaper articles, courtroom proceedings, and intimate, domestic scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexis Coe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1936976609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936976607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zest Books (Tm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Cybils - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Gold Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2014 pg. 102","brand":"Alexis Coe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050792775935,"sku":"9781936976607","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd2bf1d1-7cf4-436a-b5e9-0c8d0c7db3d7.jpg?v=1685009275","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alice-freda-forever-alexis-coe-9781936976607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}