Bibliograph

The witch's cradle, a novel, Gillian White

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The witch's cradle, a novel, Gillian White

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The witch's cradle

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Gillian White

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"How the people love a sinner, especially when she is a woman. Witch! Witch!" The Dark End of the Street is a television program that pries into the business of Barry and Cheryl Higgins and their three small children, uncovering every nasty aspect of their lives on welfare in front of a fascinated and disgusted audience. The couple didn't get rich off the wildly successful reality show, though, so why would anyone want to kidnap the kids? When the two older children are found, there is little doubt that Cheryl planned their disappearance to win the public's affection and boost the show's ratings. As the media and the legal system condemn Cheryl, one question remains: Where is baby Cara? Gillian White adeptly demonstrates how the public's need to know and to judge-and how people can profit from those impulses-is a modern kind of witch hunt

Target audience

adult

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