"A searing portrait of the complicated women caught in the orbit of a serial killer. . .. Compassionate and thought-provoking." BRIT BENNETT, #1 New York Times bestselling author ofThe Vanishing HalfA profound and staggering experience of empathy that challenges us to confront what it means to be human in our darkest moments. .. . I relished every page of this brilliant and gripping masterpiece."ASHLEY AUDRAIN, New York Times bestselling author of The PushIn the tradition ofLong Bright RiverandThe Mars Room,a gripping and atmospheric work of literary suspense that deconstructs the story of a serial killer on death row, told primarily through the eyes of the women in his lifefrom the bestselling author ofGirl in Snow.Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours.He knows what hes done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesnt want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood.Through a kaleidoscope of womena mother, a sist
First published in 1930, this book contains the text of three political tracts written by Stephen Gardiner in the original Latin with a facing-page English translation. The three pieces are as follows: 'Gardiner's Tract on Fisher's Execution', 'The Oration of True Obedience' and 'Gardiner's Answer to Bucer'. A detailed editorial introduction and comprehensive notes are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Gardiner and British political history.
