- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company; First UK Edition edition (5 Mar 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316644633
- ISBN-13: 978-0316644631
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,682,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Edna Buchanan
'No writer in America has ever probed the dark heart of a killer so deeply.'
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Deborah Green was a beautiful, wealthy and successful doctor and mother of three whose murderous rage and jealousy brought death and destruction to her family. With access to those involved, including Green, the author provides a portrait of the woman who had it all and lost it.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first Ann Rule book I have read, and it won't be the last. The text of this book flows, making it hard to put the book down. This true story tells of Debora Green, a highly intelligent mother of three, who ends up in jail after being convicted of setting fire to her own house killing two of her children. She is further charged with attempted murder of the third surviving child, and attempted poisoning of her estranged husband. There are many sides and a history to this case, and the author gives magnificient detail without being tedious.
It takes you through Debora Green's childhood to adulthood, marriage and family life. The reader gets an excellent insight into her character and that of her husband, Mike...
The book leaves you wondering about how an extraordinarily bright and affluent woman could find herself in this position. It is poignant and fascinating.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I'm a fan of Ann Rule's work and have read most of her books. This one is particularly good, in part because it is slightly different from the usual crime-trial-sentencing formula.
"Bitter Harvest" is the story of Deborah Green, a very bright woman whose intelligence hid a fundamental flaw in her personality ... the apparent lack of ability to feel compassion. There are signs early on, which we do not fail to spot, and there's a feeling throughout of wanting to reach into the book and tell her family and friends to just get away from her! Of course in real life people can't quite believe their loved ones are actually dangerous, and here, as always, there are tragic consequences.
There is no trial in this book, which gives it space to thoroughly examine Deborah's life as she moves towards her fate. It is less sensational than some true crime stories, which makes it more poignant; it's not really about the crime as much as it is about the effects of the crime.
Very good indeed.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This was the first book from this author that I have read, I was unable to put the book down, it is so powerful that it haunted me until the last page.
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Mother love.. American style!
Once again a crazy psycho mother kills her kids.. This time by fire! How? Why? Only the great Ann Rule could possibly attempt to cover this story. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2009 by jackie sharp
Bitter Harvest
A brilliant book by a brilliant author.
Bitter Harvest is very well written and you feel as though you are living the scenario of a very twisted, jealous woman who... Read more
Bitter Harvest is very well written and you feel as though you are living the scenario of a very twisted, jealous woman who... Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2006 by D. Prescott
The best yet!
Having become a fan of Ann Rule I have read most of her books to date and I think this has to be the one that I found most riveting. Read more
Published on 12 July 2001
An excellent true story about a psychopathic mother.
The story in this book is almost unbelievable, made all the more so when one considers that the murderess is a mother of three young children. Read more
Published on 22 May 2001
a compulsive page turner
i have read all of ann rule's book and this one has to be my second favourite after small sacrifices. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2000 by rosd8@aol.com
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