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Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son Gordon Burn

Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son By Gordon Burn

Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son by Gordon Burn


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Summary

It seemed the case of the notorious Yorkshire Ripper was finally closed when Peter Sutcliffe was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1981. But in the early 1980s, Gordon Burn spent three years living in Sutcliffe's home town of Bingley, researching his life.

Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son Summary

Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son: The Story of the Yorkshire Ripper by Gordon Burn

It seemed the case of the notorious Yorkshire Ripper was finally closed when Peter Sutcliffe was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1981. But in the early 1980s, Gordon Burn spent three years living in Sutcliffe's home town of Bingley, researching his life. Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son offers one of the most penetrating and provocative insights into the mind of a murderer ever written. Includes a new introduction by Denise Mina.

About Gordon Burn

Gordon Burn was the author of four novels, Alma Cogan (winner of the Whitbread First Novel Prize), Fullalove, The North of England Home Service and Born Yesterday. He was also the author of the non-fiction titles Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son, Pocket Money, Happy Like Murderers, On The Way to Work (with Damien Hirst) and Best and Edwards. His last book, Sex & Violence, Death and Silence, was a collection of his essays on art.

Additional information

GOR010023346
9780571347278
0571347274
Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son: The Story of the Yorkshire Ripper by Gordon Burn
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Faber & Faber
20190704
384
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