{"product_id":"when-she-was-bad-patricia-pearson-9780735281097","title":"When She Was Bad: How and Why Women Get Away with Murder","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction Crime Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author and journalist Patricia Pearson, \u003ci\u003eWhen She Was Bad\u003c\/i\u003e questions our understanding of violent women.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy do some women murder their children? Why do others team up with men in ghoulish killing sprees? What motivates the female serial killer?\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhen She Was Bad\u003c\/i\u003e explores the enigmatic heart of female darkness, drawing into focus such fascinating characters as Dorothea Puente, who murdered several elderly tenants in her boarding house in Sacramento; Mary Beth Tinning, who killed eight of her children in upstate New York; Karla Homolka, who joined forces with Paul Bernardo to abduct, rape and murder school girls in southern Ontario; and Karla Faye Tucker, the born-again Christian who was executed in Texas for having killed two people with a pickax.\u003cbr\u003e In this provocative book, Patricia Pearson explores women's innate capacity for aggression, an idea we remain deeply uncomfortable with.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Pearson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0735281092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735281097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Books Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.20d","brand":"Patricia Pearson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048432267519,"sku":"9780735281097","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b06445fe-6919-4082-bfa5-a645330081d9.jpg?v=1684995732","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-she-was-bad-patricia-pearson-9780735281097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}