See What I Have Done: Longlisted For The Women's Prize For Fiction 2018

Praised by Paula Hawkins as the "next great thriller" (Town & Country), Sarah Schmidt's debut is a masterful re-imagining of the infamous Lizzie Borden story and an unsettling portrait of a troubled family"There are books about murder and there are books about imploding families; this is the rare novel that seamlessly weaves the two together, asking as many questions as it answers." - Kirkus ReviewsJust after 11am on 4th August 1892, the bodies of Andrew and Abby Borden are discovered. He's found on the sitting room sofa, she upstairs on the bedroom floor, both murdered with an axe. It is younger daughter Lizzie who is first on the scene, so it is Lizzie who the police first question, but there are others in the household with stories to tell: older sister Emma, Irish maid Bridget, the girls' Uncle John, and a boy who knows more than anyone realises. "Schmidt paints a picture of a house in crisis, stroke by violent stroke... Her eerie voice makes for intense, dizzying reading, conveying the corrupt atmosphere of the house, the suffocating sense of wrongness every character seems to feel under the skin... Everything about Schmidt’s novel is hauntingly, beautifully off." - Steph Cha, USA TodayHaunting, gripping and gorgeously written, See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt is a re-imagining of the unsolved American true crime case of the Lizzie Borden murders. In a dazzlingly original and chilling reimagining of this most notorious of unsolved mysteries, Sarah Schmidt opens the door to the Borden home and leads us into its murkiest corners, where jealousies, slow-brewed rivalries and the darkest of thoughts reside. Longlisted For The Women's Prize For Fiction 2018 Haunting, Gripping And Gorgeously Written, See What I Have Done By Sarah Schmidt Is A Re-imagining Of The Unsolved American True Crime Case Of The Lizzie Borden Murders, For Fans Of Burial Rites And Making A Murderer. 'eerie And Compelling' Paula Hawkins 'stunning' Sunday Times 'gripping... Outstanding' Observer 'glittering' Irish Times Just After 11am On 4th August 1892, The Bodies Of Andrew And Abby Borden Are Discovered. He's Found On The Sitting Room Sofa, She Upstairs On The Bedroom Floor, Both Murdered With An Axe. It Is Younger Daughter Lizzie Who Is First On The Scene, So It Is Lizzie Who The Police First Question, But There Are Others In The Household With Stories To Tell: Older Sister Emma, Irish Maid Bridget, The Girls' Uncle John, And A Boy Who Knows More Than Anyone Realises. In A Dazzlingly Original And Chilling Reimagining Of This Most Notorious Of Unsolved Mysteries, Sarah Schmidt Opens The Door To The Borden Home And Leads Us Into Its Murkiest Corners, Where Jealousies, Slow-brewed Rivalries And The Darkest Of Thoughts Reside. On the morning of August 4, 1892, Lizzie Borden calls out to her maid: Someone’s killed Father . The brutal ax-murder of Andrew and Abby Borden in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts, leaves little evidence and many unanswered questions. In this riveting debut novel, Sarah Schmidt reimagines the day of the infamous murders as an intimate story of a family devoid of love. While neighbors struggle to understand why anyone would want to harm the respected Bordens, those close to the family have a different tale to tell―of a father with an explosive temper, a spiteful stepmother, and two spinster sisters desperate for their independence. As the police search for clues, Lizzie’s memories of that morning flash in scattered fragments. When her father and step-mother are found brutally murdered on a summer morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden - 32-years-old and still living at home - immediately becomes a suspect. But after a notorious trial, she is found innocent, and no one is ever convicted of the crime. Meanwhile, others in the claustrophobic Borden household have their own motives and their own stories to tell: Lizzie's unmarried older sister, a put-upon Irish housemaid, and a boy hired by Lizzie's uncle to take care of a problem 'Eeerie and compelling' Paula Hawkins - SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE is a haunting retelling of the infamous Lizzie Borden murders from a dazzling debut novelist. De leden van het huishouden vertellen elk (als ik -figuur) hun verhaal van de moord op een Amerikaans echtpaar in 1892.