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Chickenfeed (novella)

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Chickenfeed
AuthorMinette Walters
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime / Mystery novel
PublisherPan Books
Publication date
3 March 2006
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback) & Audio CD
Pages128 pp (paperback edition)
ISBN0-330-44031-4
OCLC62475040

Chickenfeed (2006) is a crime novella by English writer Minette Walters, published as part of the "Quick Reads", designed to promote literacy through short, simply written and fast moving stories.

Synopsis

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Based on the real life case of Elsie Cameron, a woman whose body was dismembered by her fiancé, Norman Thorne, who was hanged for her murder in 1924. Walters re-creates the events leading up to the crime and writes from the perspective of both Elsie and Norman, as their relationship slowly turns sour and Norman yearns to be free from Elsie.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Books | Chickenfeed". Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
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