- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Smith Gryphon; First Edition, First Impression edition (6 April 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1856850943
- ISBN-13: 978-1856850940
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 229,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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On July 13, 1955, Ruth Ellis was hanged for the murder of the lover who jilted her, motor-racing driver David Blakely. Forty years on, her only surviving child, Georgie, recalls her mother's tragic life that culminated in the murder for which she was executed. She tells it with the insight and intimate knowledge that only a daughter could have, supported by family reminiscences and photographs. Oddly, Georgie's life has mirrored her mother's, stopping just short of repeating the murder act that condemned Ruth Ellis to the gallows. Like her mother, she sought the bright lights, before succumbing to the cruel passions of a series of restless men. She also turned to alcohol to ease her distress and, at rock bottom, drifted at times into prostitution. Along the way, Georgie enjoyed the champagne lifestyle in a string of affairs that embraced George Best, Richard Harris and the man she came so close to killing, property tycoon David Beard, father of her last two children and, like David Blakely, also a lover of motor racing. Today, Georgie Ellis has picked up the pieces of her life and has become an independent woman at last. For the first time, she is able to tell her full story of her mother's life, trial and execution, and how in turn it shaped her own destiny.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
this book was admittedly a good read, but oh my God the author ( ruths own daughter) had a ego far too big.....she seemed to be trying to copy her mother from the word go, every error in her life she seemed to blame on the fact she was her mothers daughter.....this book was not just about ruth ellis, it sould have been titled My mother and I !!!! fair enouth the author did give us a clear insight on her mother life and trial, but I for one got a little bored Yawnnnnnnn reading about the authors life.......
Format:Paperback
I have read this twice and enjoyed it both times. Very personal and a great insight to the life of Ruth Ellis - the last woman to be hung. Although i knew the outcome i felt myself trying to hold Ruth back and wanting to make her strong enough to walk away.
You have to feel sorry for the people left behind.
Sad that Ruth's temper got the better of her and she ended up paying a terible price as did her family.
You have to feel sorry for the people left behind.
Sad that Ruth's temper got the better of her and she ended up paying a terible price as did her family.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A well written book, and the writers have well judged the level and nature of information needed by the reader to understand what took place in the lives of RUth Ellis and her daughter Georgie. One can only regret that both had to live the way they did, and that they were so ill used by the men in their lives. Once at the end I came to the conclusion that Georgie had made the best of a bad beginning to her life (which ended tragically by her death from cancer at the age of 50) and that British justice had failed once again as it did so often in the 1960s. A great read!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A book that makes you ashamed to be British
Much of this book appears to have been derived from earlier studies on the life of Ruth Ellis since Georgie could only have been three when Ellis was executed. Read more
Published on 20 July 1999
fascinating reading
I read this book from start to finish without a break. I found it extremely interesting. I felt very sorry for Georgie, bearing in mind that her mother gave no thought to her... Read more
Published on 13 July 1999
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