{"product_id":"women-are-not-fine","title":"Women Are Not Fine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling' \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Such a compelling account of a small but significant dark corner of history... Profound, angry, and tender all at once' VIRGINIA FEITO, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMRS MARCH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An insightful, empathetic and well-researched account of a deeply fascinating and macabre true story'  KATE MOORE, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE RADIUM GIRLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating and very compelling' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eZOE VENDITOZZI,\u003c\/b\u003e co-author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHOW TO KILL A WITCH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A moving story of desperation, violence and survival' HELEN LEWIS, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDIFFICULT WOMEN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe women of Nagyrév are desperate.\u003cbr\u003e They're abused by their husbands.\u003cbr\u003e They are feeding their newborns to livestock.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the turn of the 20th century, in the village of Nagyrév, Hungary, midwife Zsuzsanna Fazekas was more than a caretaker - she was a confidante. She helped poor women give birth; she assisted them with abortions; and she listened. Their stories were the same: husbands who drank, who beat them, who made their lives unbearable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn response, Auntie Zsuzsi asked one question: \"Why bother with them?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer solution was arsenic. Soon, women began slipping this concoction, made by dissolving flypaper in water, into their husbands' porridge, stews, and brandy. And over the next twenty years, the quiet village became the epicenter of one of the deadliest poisoning epidemics of the 20th century - according to some estimates, up to 300 people in the region were murdered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy did they do it? How did these murders spin out of control? How did these women get away with their crimes for two decades?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Women Are Not Fine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, journalist Hope Reese pieces together archival newspapers, court documents, police records, and the vital work of historians, sociologists, and psychologists, diving deep into the truth behind this extraordinary event. Her findings serve as a stark warning: when women in a community are pushed to the brink, the consequences reverberate through history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Women Are Not Fine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is more than a true crime story. It's a timely, haunting exploration of what happens when women's suffering goes unanswered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Women Are Not Fine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A meticulously researched and sensitively rendered portrait of a community of women'\u003c\/b\u003e ERIN KEANE, author of \u003ci\u003eRunaway: Notes on the Myths That Made Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hope Reese has sleuthed out a riveting, remarkable true story that raises questions like the best dystopian fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e PEGGY ORENSTEIN, author of \u003ci\u003eGirls \u0026amp; Sex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A feat of investigative reporting . . . This book proves that our past is present' \u003c\/b\u003eELIZABETH FLOCK, author of\u003ci\u003e The Furies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enthralling . . . A fascinating read' \u003c\/b\u003eSTEPHANIE COONTZ, author of \u003ci\u003eMarriage, a History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugely well-researched - an intriguing (and thoughtful) antidote to stereotypes about gendered violence.' \u003c\/b\u003eGINA RIPPON, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gendered Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Octopus Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54249529508184,"sku":"9781840918403","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781840918403.jpg?v=1771398941","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/women-are-not-fine","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}