RaveThe New York Times Book ReviewBelle emerges as a far more complex person in Story of a Murder than the frivolous would-be chanteuse the newspapers of the age depicted ... Rubenhold paints a vivid picture of a world dominated by patriarchal norms ... Essential reading for anyone who may believe the past was a gentler, romantic time for women. Rubenhold’s work is a story of female resilience and solidarity in response to terrible circumstances.
