{"product_id":"the-apprentice-of-split-crow-lane-isbn-9781786481580","title":"The Apprentice of Split Crow Lane","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGateshead, April 1866.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive-year-old Sarah Melvin was walking along Split Crow Lane looking for her father when she disappeared. Later that night a couple walking home from the pub tripped over her body. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarah was the child of Irish immigrants who had been drawn to the North-east in search of work. Poor, perceived with prejudice, they quickly came under suspicion of killing their own child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe true murderer was a misfit whose social awkwardness stopped him ever rising above apprentice. He would eventually make clear exactly why he killed Sarah - and the reason would scandalise the whole country, yet to him had a dreadful logic. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary story of sexual deviance and murder is told here for the first time. Painstakingly pieced together from original sources and evoking a powerful sense of place, it uncovers a wealth of information that shifts our perception of Victorian society. In lively, empathic prose, Jane Housham explores mental health, the justice system and the media in mid-Victorian England to reveal a surprisingly modern state of affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44896733266149,"sku":"NP9781786481580","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/83274d88-1e2a-48c3-ab19-ab03005a5c16.jpg?v=1767896167","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-apprentice-of-split-crow-lane-isbn-9781786481580","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}