Hope Reese
The Women Are Not Fine: The Dark History of a Poisonous Sisterhood
The Women Are Not Fine: The Dark History of a Poisonous Sisterhood
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The Women Are Not Fine is a compelling account of a small but significant dark corner of history, written by Hope Reese. It has been praised by various authors, including Virginia Feito, Zoe Vendittozzi, Erin Keane, Peggy Orenstein, and Helen Lewis. The book explores the dark history of a poisonous sisterhood in Nagyrév, Hungary, where women used arsenic to murder their husbands. Reese's research reveals the consequences of women's suffering and the need to address it.
Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 10 July 2025
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Such a compelling account of a small but significant dark corner of history... Profound,angry,and tender all at once VIRGINIA FEITO, author of Victorian Psycho and Mrs March Fascinating and very compelling. ZOE VENDITOZZI, co-author of HOW TO KILL A WITCH A meticulously researched and sensitively rendered portrait of a community of women ERIN KEANE ,author of Runaway: Notes on the Myths That Made Me Hope Reese has sleuthed out a riveting,remarkable true story that raises questions like the best dystopian fiction PEGGY ORENSTEIN ,author of Girls & Sex A moving story of desperation,violence and survival HELEN LEWIS, author of Difficult Women A feat of investigative reporting . . . This book proves that our past is present ELIZABETH FLOCK, New Yorker writer and author of The Furies Enthralling . . . A fascinating read STEPHANIE COONTZ, author of Marriage,a History Hugely well-researched - an intriguing (and thoughtful) antidote to stereotypes about gendered violence. GINA RIPPON, author of The Gendered Brain The dark history of a poisonous sisterhood The women of Nagyrév are desperate. They re abused by their husbands. They are feeding their newborns to livestock. At 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. In response,Auntie Zsuzsi asked one question: Why bother with them? Her solution was arsenic. Soon,women began slipping this concoction,made by dissolving flypaper in water,into th.
Compelling Telegraph
Such a compelling account of a small but significant dark corner of history...
Profound,angry,and tender all at once
VIRGINIA FEITO, author of Victorian Psycho and Mrs March
Fascinating and very compelling.
ZOE VENDITOZZI, co-author of HOW TO KILL A WITCH
A meticulously researched and sensitively rendered portrait of a community of women
ERIN KEANE ,author of Runaway: Notes on the Myths That Made Me
Hope Reese has sleuthed out a riveting,remarkable true story that raises questions like the best dystopian fiction
PEGGY ORENSTEIN ,author of Girls & Sex
A moving story of desperation,violence and survival1>
HELEN LEWIS, author of Difficult Women1>
A feat of investigative reporting . . . This book proves that our past is present1>
ELIZABETH FLOCK, New Yorker writer and author of The Furies1>
Enthralling . . . A fascinating read1>
STEPHANIE COONTZ, author of Marriage,a History1>
Hugely well-researched - an intriguing (and thoughtful) antidote to stereotypes about gendered violence.1>
GINA RIPPON, author of The Gendered Brain1>
The dark history of a poisonous sisterhood1>
The women of Nagyrév are desperate. They re abused by their husbands. They are feeding their newborns to livestock.1>
At 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. 1>
In response,Auntie Zsuzsi asked one question: Why bother with them? 1>
Her solution was arsenic. Soon,women began slipping this concoction,made by dissolving flypaper in water,into th.1>
A feat of investigative reporting . . . This book proves that our past is present1>
ELIZABETH FLOCK, New Yorker writer and author of The Furies1>
Enthralling . . . A fascinating read1>
STEPHANIE COONTZ, author of Marriage,a History1>
Hugely well-researched - an intriguing (and thoughtful) antidote to stereotypes about gendered violence.1>
GINA RIPPON, author of The Gendered Brain1>
The dark history of a poisonous sisterhood1>
The women of Nagyrév are desperate. They re abused by their husbands. They are feeding their newborns to livestock.1>
At 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. 1>
In response,Auntie Zsuzsi asked one question: Why bother with them? 1>
Her solution was arsenic. Soon,women began slipping this concoction,made by dissolving flypaper in water,into th.1>
Enthralling . . . A fascinating read1>
STEPHANIE COONTZ, author of Marriage,a History1>
Hugely well-researched - an intriguing (and thoughtful) antidote to stereotypes about gendered violence.1>
GINA RIPPON, author of The Gendered Brain1>
The dark history of a poisonous sisterhood1>
The women of Nagyrév are desperate. They re abused by their husbands. They are feeding their newborns to livestock.1>
At 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. 1>
In response,Auntie Zsuzsi asked one question: Why bother with them? 1>
Her solution was arsenic. Soon,women began slipping this concoction,made by dissolving flypaper in water,into th.1>
Hugely well-researched - an intriguing (and thoughtful) antidote to stereotypes about gendered violence.1>
GINA RIPPON, author of The Gendered Brain1>
The dark history of a poisonous sisterhood1>
The women of Nagyrév are desperate. They re abused by their husbands. They are feeding their newborns to livestock.1>
At 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. 1>
In response,Auntie Zsuzsi asked one question: Why bother with them? 1>
Her solution was arsenic. Soon,women began slipping this concoction,made by dissolving flypaper in water,into th.1>
The dark history of a poisonous sisterhood1>
The women of Nagyrév are desperate. They re abused by their husbands. They are feeding their newborns to livestock.1>
At 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. 1>
In response,Auntie Zsuzsi asked one question: Why bother with them? 1>
Her solution was arsenic. Soon,women began slipping this concoction,made by dissolving flypaper in water,into th.1>
At 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. 1>
In response,Auntie Zsuzsi asked one question: Why bother with them? 1>
Her solution was arsenic. Soon,women began slipping this concoction,made by dissolving flypaper in water,into th.1>
Her solution was arsenic. Soon,women began slipping this concoction,made by dissolving flypaper in water,into th.1>
Weight: 404g
Dimension: 241 x 162 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781840918403
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