Newes from the Dead - Tapa dura

"Intriguing and captivating."-Celia Rees"A chilling, mesmerizing read."-"Kirkus Reviews""A grabber of a premise."-"School Library Journal""A historical mystery that is creepy in the best Edgar Allen Poe tradition, as well as thought-provoking."-"Booklist""First-rate . . . Anne's story, handled with skill and passion, will be hard for anyone to put down."-"The Times" (UK)"A well researched, riveting read."-"The Horn Book"

In 1650 Anne Green, a young servant girl, gave birth prematurely to an illegitimate child. Sadly the baby died and poor Anne was falsely accused of infanticide. In front of a large crowd she was hanged and then carried to the College of Physicians to be dissected for medical science. But as Anne's corpse lay on the table and the doctors assembled, a strange rattle was heard in her throat. Could she still be alive?