{"product_id":"wicked-women-of-yore-d-lawrence-young-9781803780962","title":"Wicked Women of Yore: Were They Really Wicked?","description":"\u003cp\u003eA spellbinding literary journey of murder, mayhem, blackmail and infamy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Hungarian Countess allegedly bathes in the blood of her victims; a pair of female pirates outfight the rest of the crew; a Roman Empress has several senators and members of her family killed so that she can fulfil her sexual desires. These are just four of the thirty-six Wicked Women of Yore who 'star' in these pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how women such as Ilsa Koch, the bestial Nazi concentration camp commander, Bonnie (of Bonnie and Clyde), 'Princess Caraboo' and Queen Isabella, the 'She-Wolf of France, ' murdered, conned and blackmailed their way into history and infamy. The author also imagines the conversations they might have had, as he describes the scenes of their crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD. Lawrence-Young has written over twenty historical novels. In this companion volume to his Villains of Yore, this book will open your eyes to the fact that the fairer sex was not always so fair in the past. From now on you will look at women, young and old, beautiful and ugly, in a completely new and different light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. Lawrence-Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803780967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803780962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cranthorpe Millner Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.79d","brand":"D. Lawrence-Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076547571967,"sku":"9781803780962","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed8e7d25-d2cd-4a6a-beb4-604bf59d8fcc.jpg?v=1685465582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wicked-women-of-yore-d-lawrence-young-9781803780962","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}