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The Second-Last Woman in England

1953: Mrs Harriet Wallis is convicted of the murder of her husband, Cecil, and is sentenced to death by hanging. 1952: The Wallises appear to be a conventional household. When the police turn up at the front door on the day a new nanny arrives, so begins a chain of events that will culminate in Cecil's murder. An employee at Cecil's firm has embezzled money and Cecil is implicated. Meanwhile his wife, Harriet, is dismayed by the reappearance of a man she did not expect to see again ... Set in post-war London, we follow a well-to-do family - both inside and outside the house - ruled by strict.

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  • "2nd last woman in England"
  • "2nd Last woman in England"@en

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  • "1953: Mrs Harriet Wallis is convicted of the murder of her husband, Cecil, and is sentenced to death by hanging. 1952: The Wallises appear to be a conventional household. When the police turn up at the front door on the day a new nanny arrives, so begins a chain of events that will culminate in Cecil's murder. An employee at Cecil's firm has embezzled money and Cecil is implicated. Meanwhile his wife, Harriet, is dismayed by the reappearance of a man she did not expect to see again ... Set in post-war London, we follow a well-to-do family - both inside and outside the house - ruled by strict."@en
  • "In London's South Kensington, Mrs Harriet Wallis is convicted of the murder of her husband, Cecil, and is sentenced to death by hanging. Set in the post-war period when a well-to-do British family's existence is ruled by a strict set of conventions this is an exploration of the emotions that are always there but rarely surface."
  • ""London, 1953. Mrs Harriet Wallis is found guilty of the murder of her husband, Cecil. One year earlier, and Harriet's life is thrown into turmoil by the reappearance of a man she did not expect to ever see again. A new nanny, Jean Corbett, arrives at the Wallis household - a young woman still traumatised by the devastating loss of her entire family during the War. And two policemen come to the house investigating a theft at Mr Wallis's shipping firm. Thus, a chain of events is set in place, and when Mr Wallis makes the momentous decision to purchase a television set on which to watch the Coronation, his and Harriet's fates are sealed."--Publisher description."
  • "Harriett Wallis becomes the second-to-last woman sentenced to death in 1953 England after shooting her husband on the day of Queen Elizabeth's coronation."@en
  • "Harriett Wallis becomes the second-to-last woman sentenced to death in 1953 England after shooting her husband on the day of Queen Elizabeth's coronation."
  • "A tragedy of manners, like Jane Austin in 1950s London. It's 1952 and for England, it's a brave and bright new world. The Depression is over, the WAr is over, even the endless bloody rationing is nearly over, and the future looks as lovely as the young Queen Elizabeth, due to be crowned next June. Ms. Harriett Wallis, for one, cannot wait for tomorrow. Her husband has an important job with an important firm, the children are settling in with the new nanny, the new fashions are terrifically flattering, and the War-grubby, grim, ghastly-is done. Life is going to be just killing."@en
  • "Op 2 juni 1953 wordt Elizabeth II in Londen gekroond tot koningin, terwijl elders in de stad een moord wordt gepleegd."

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  • "Large type books"
  • "History"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en

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  • "The Second-Last Woman in England"@en
  • "The second-last woman in England"
  • "The second-last woman in England"@en

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