{"product_id":"requiem-for-a-female-serial-phyllis-chesler-9781943003426","title":"Requiem for a Female Serial Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis psychological crime thriller takes us inside the mind of a unique female serial killer, a prostitute who murdered seven adult men-a case with which the author was intimately involved. The issues raised by this high-profile criminal case remain unresolved to this day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen, even prostitutes, have the right to self-defense \u003cem\u003ein theory\u003c\/em\u003e, but in practice, the story is more complicated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will challenge everything you ever thought about prostitutes, serial killers, and justice in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAileen Wuornos is a damaged soul, a genuine American outlaw, a symbol of women's rage, a symbol of what can happen to severely abused children, and of how our justice system fails women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChesler's involvement with a serial killer has haunted her ever since. She speaks in Aileen Wuornos' voice, as well as in her own, and delivers an incisive, original, and dramatic portrait of a cognitively impaired, traumatized, and alcoholic woman who had endured so much pain in her short life. When she'd had enough, the results were deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a poignant, sometimes humorous, never-before-told behind-the-scenes tale. Wuornos' story is handled with great sensitivity, but also with realistic detachment by Chesler as she probes the telling moment, the telling phrase. Was Wuornos suffering from post-traumatic stress after a life lived on a \"killing field?\" Was she also \"born evil?\" So many prostitutes have been torture-murdered by serial killers-how did Wuornos, once prey, become a predator? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRequiem for a Female Serial Killer\u003c\/em\u003e will also haunt you. It won't let you put it down. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake a walk on the wild side. The ghost of Aileen Wuornos beckons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phyllis Chesler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943003424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943003426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Encounter Institute\/New English Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Phyllis Chesler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43943352402175,"sku":"9781943003426","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6c74555c-8c1c-43e7-9896-5fc0ca9602f9.jpg?v=1681497636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/requiem-for-a-female-serial-phyllis-chesler-9781943003426","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}