The Cruel Mother: A Memoir

by Siân Busby and sian-busby

Book Overview

In 1919 Sian Busby's great-grandmother gave birth to triplets. One of the babies died at birth, and eleven days later she drowned the surviving twins in a bath of cold water. She was sentenced to an indefinite term in a prison for the criminally insane. For generations to come, the author's family dealt with the murders and the accompanying shame, guilt, and anxiety by suppressing the disturbing memory. It wasn't until Busby began to experience severe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786715499
• ISBN13: 9780786715497
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"