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Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman to be Hanged (Paperback)

by Robert Hancock (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 2nd Revised edition edition (7 Sep 1989)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0297796585
  • ISBN-13: 978-0297796589
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Should Ruth Ellis have hung?, 23 Mar 2001
By Paula Lees "ladybrum" (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is just one of many books on the subject of Ruth Ellis - the last woman to be hanged, and the dispicable treatment she suffered by her coward of a boyfriend David Blakely. There are, of course, to sides to the question as to whether Ruth Ellis should of died for the crime of passion that she commited,yes she did shoot and kill in cold blood David Blakely, but when all the details of her upbringing and her miserable relationship with Blakely are revealed, who really can honestly even consider that this woman should of hung? Blakely was nothing more than a ponce, afraid of standing up to anybody his own size but not thinking twice about lashing out at Ruth. No, Ruth shouldn't of shot him, but she was hopelessly in love, and Blakely should of had the courage of a man and told her that the relationship was over with to her face. Ruth Ellis died for her convictions of doing wrong, but also because she wanted to rejoin Blakely even in death.It's an engossing story which I highly recommend all people to read. If it's not this book about her life then at least read the book written by her own daughter Georgie Ellis. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Terribly written, laughable prose, and snobbish to boot!, 8 April 2004
By Sarah (London) - See all my reviews
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This "biography" is largely a work of fiction; the fact that Miranda Richardson is shown on the cover, playing Ruth Ellis, rather than Ellis herself, should alert readers to this fact! There are some hilariously wrong-footed moments, such as when Hancock comments "Perhaps Ruth was a Lesbian (note the capital L!!) but there is no direct proof." Who needs proof, good man, when writing a biography?! This work does a disservice to what is an extremely important history. It only serves to illustrate one of the very reasons Ellis was hanged - she was working class and a woman with a colourful past. Why this "biography" is still in print is the real puzzle. Muriel Jakubait, Ellis' sister, is apparently writing a biography of her sister - the TRUE story. Readers should wait for that, not buy this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, this is the best biography I have ever read., 10 Jan 2005
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Hancock has produced an absorbing and magnificently researched book on Ruth Ellis. It is both controversial and thought-provoking; it should be recommended reading for any young biographer. This is how a true biography should be written- with sound sources and fluent prose, all carried off with dashing falir and élan.
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