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Beneath a ruthless sun : a true story of violence, race, and justice lost and found / Gilbert King

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Riverhead Books, 2018.Description: 416 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780399183386
  • 0399183388
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.1532092 KI BE
Online resources: Summary: In December 1957, Blanche Bosanquet Knowles, the wealthy young wife of a citrus baron, is raped in her home while her husband is away. Journalist Mabel Norris Reese and an inexperienced young lawyer pursue the case, winning unlikely allies and chasing down leads until at long last they begin to unravel the unspeakable truths behind a racial conspiracy that shocked a community into silence.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 364.1532092 KI BE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Dec2018 T0060941

Includes bibliographical references (pages [381]-404) and index.

In December 1957, Blanche Bosanquet Knowles, the wealthy young wife of a citrus baron, is raped in her home while her husband is away. Journalist Mabel Norris Reese and an inexperienced young lawyer pursue the case, winning unlikely allies and chasing down leads until at long last they begin to unravel the unspeakable truths behind a racial conspiracy that shocked a community into silence.

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