The Conviction of Cora Burns Carolyn Kirby

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The Conviction of Cora Burns by Carolyn Kirby

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Birmingham, 1885. Born in a gaol and raised in a workhouse, Cora Burns has always struggled to control the violence inside her. Haunted by memories of a terrible crime, she seeks a new life working as a servant in the house of scientist Thomas Jerwood. Here, Cora befriends a young girl, Violet, who seems to be the...

The Conviction of Cora Burns Summary

The Conviction of Cora Burns by Carolyn Kirby

Short-listed for the Crimefest/Specsavers Debut Crime Fiction Award 2020
Longlisted for the Historical Writers Association (HWA) Debut Crown award 2019

To believe in her future, she must uncover her past...

Birmingham, 1885. Born in a gaol and raised in a workhouse, Cora Burns has always struggled to control the violence inside her.

Haunted by memories of a terrible crime, she seeks a new life working as a servant in the house of scientist Thomas Jerwood. Here, Cora befriends a young girl, Violet, who seems to be the subject of a living experiment. But is Jerwood also secretly studying Cora...?

With the power and intrigue of Laura Purcell's The Silent Companions and Sarah Schmidt's See What I Have Done, Carolyn Kirby's stunning debut takes the reader on a heart-breaking journey through Victorian Birmingham and questions where we first learn violence: from our scars or from our hearts.

The Conviction of Cora Burns Reviews

It is a Victorian Gothic mystery, perfect for curling up with in the autumn (dark nights and Halloween!). It has a unique protagonist, born in prison and raised in the workhouse Cora Burns is flawed yet affecting -- Louise * My Chronicle Book Box *
A beautifully conceived tale, with spot-on settings and finely drawn characters -- Sandra Mangan * Crime Fiction Lover *
Kirby writes with skill and gusto -- Antonia Senior * The Times *
The Conviction of Cora Burns was featured in the Nov/Dec 2019 edition of Strong Words Magazine as a novel to look out for
The Victorian setting of Carolyn Kirby's The Conviction of Cora Burns is both familiar and strange -- Karen Robinson * Sunday Times Crime Club *

About Carolyn Kirby

Carolyn Kirby is the author of two novels. The Conviction of Cora Burns was longlisted for the Historical Writers' Association Debut Crown Award and shortlisted for the Specsavers Debut Crime Fiction Award. When We Fall, published in May 2020, was chosen by The Times as one of the best novels of 2020 and described by the Daily Mail as 'a terrific World War II novel'. Carolyn studied history at St Hilda's College, Oxford. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked in social housing and as a teacher. She has two grown-up daughters and lives with her husband in rural Oxfordshire.

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Sku

GOR010209054

ISBN 13

9780857303271

ISBN 10

0857303279

Title

The Conviction of Cora Burns by Carolyn Kirby

Author

Carolyn Kirby

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Oldcastle Books Ltd

Year published

20191023

Number of pages

352

Prizes

N/A

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