In the Garden of Spite: A Novel of the Black Widow of La Porte
Jan 2021 · Penguin
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“Riveting! Camilla, high-five! Amazing work!”—Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered
An audacious novel of feminine rage about one of the most prolific female serial killers in American history--and the men who drove her to it.
They whisper about her in Chicago. Men come to her with their hopes, their dreams--their fortunes. But no one sees them leave. No one sees them at all after they come to call on the Widow of La Porte.
The good people of Indiana may have their suspicions, but if those fools knew what she'd given up, what was taken from her, how she'd suffered, surely they'd understand. Belle Gunness learned a long time ago that a woman has to make her own way in this world. That's all it is. A bloody means to an end. A glorious enterprise meant to raise her from the bleak, colorless drudgery of her childhood to the life she deserves. After all, vermin always survive.
An audacious novel of feminine rage about one of the most prolific female serial killers in American history--and the men who drove her to it.
They whisper about her in Chicago. Men come to her with their hopes, their dreams--their fortunes. But no one sees them leave. No one sees them at all after they come to call on the Widow of La Porte.
The good people of Indiana may have their suspicions, but if those fools knew what she'd given up, what was taken from her, how she'd suffered, surely they'd understand. Belle Gunness learned a long time ago that a woman has to make her own way in this world. That's all it is. A bloody means to an end. A glorious enterprise meant to raise her from the bleak, colorless drudgery of her childhood to the life she deserves. After all, vermin always survive.
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Sheena Martinez
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January 20, 2021
Thus far, ‘In the Garden of Spite’ was one of my most anticipated must reads this year and did the author deliver? No, no, a million times no! There aren’t enough words to describe how devastated I am. Since its announcement, I was more than ready to proclaim this as 2021 best of the best. I thought this was going to blow me away but unfortunately the drawn out, tedious painstakingly boring story has shattered all the hopes and dreams I had for this novel. The only positive—the author managed to stay (somewhat) true to the actual tale of the infamous serial killer, Belle Gunness, but that wasn’t enough to save this read for me. All in all, I struggled to complete this and there wasn't anything particular I really liked. There were no characters that truly stood out which baffles me since Belle was the centralized character of this true crime thriller yet I cared little for her and what led her to become the Black Widow. I didn’t enjoy the alternating POVs between Bella and Nellie (older sister) and the dragful storyline had me yawning more times than I could count. Frankly, ‘In the Garden of Spite’ didn’t live up to my high expectations and there is a low possibility that I will read from this author again.
About the author
Camilla Bruce is a Norwegian writer of speculative and historical fiction. She co-founded micro-press Belladonna Publishing, where she served as an editor on two anthologies.
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