"PLAYAWAY. 1955. Former nightclub manageress Ruth Ellis shot dead her lover, David Blakely. Found guilty, she became the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Despite Ruth's infamy, the story of her life has never been fully told. Now, through new interviews and comprehensive research, Carol Ann Lee examines the facts. A Fine Day for a Hanging sets Ruth's gripping story firmly in its historical context in order to tell the truth about both her timeless crime and a punishment that was very much of its time."
"1955. Former nightclub manageress Ruth Ellis shot dead her lover, David Blakely. Found guilty, she became the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Despite Ruth's infamy, the story of her life has never been fully told. Now, through new interviews and comprehensive research, Carol Ann Lee examines the facts. A Fine Day for a Hanging sets Ruth's gripping story firmly in its historical context in order to tell the truth about both her timeless crime and a punishment that was very much of its time."
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